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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In colonial America, what were women considered from a legal standpoint?
(a) They were possessions.
(b) They were dependent.
(c) They were non-people.
(d) They were independent.

2. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?
(a) Banking.
(b) Store owner.
(c) Printing.
(d) Bookbinding.

3. What percentage of northern colonists were aristocrats?
(a) 11%.
(b) 9%.
(c) 8%.
(d) 10%.

4. What kind of colonial churches dominated the first third of the 18th century?
(a) Centralized state supported churches.
(b) Organizational and society supported churches.
(c) Independent congregation supported churches.
(d) Denominationally supported churches.

5. What circumstance was unknown in small scale colonial American society?
(a) Opposition.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Conformity.
(d) Dissent.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the main consideration for a colonial man to be considered a gentleman?

2. When Ben Franklin was a boy, what important man discussed books with him?

3. How are people regarded in a hierarchical society?

4. Why was poverty considered a virtue for common colonial people?

5. What was the most radical change brought about by the Revolution?

(see the answer key)

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