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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10, Woodrow Wilson: The Conservative as Liberal.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which movement advocated a philosophy of natural rights and human equality?
(a) The democratic movement.
(b) The abolitionist movement.
(c) The socialist movement.
(d) The progressive movement.

2. What form of rivalry did the Founders wish to allow in their new country?
(a) Interstate rivalries.
(b) Land acquisition.
(c) Competition.
(d) Class change.

3. According to Hofstadter, why did the League of Nations fail?
(a) Too many tensions still existed between former rivals.
(b) The world was not socially ready for such a union.
(c) The plan did not account for economic realities.
(d) Time and distance were too great for most leaders.

4. Who were the Southwesterners?
(a) A group of politicians from Kentucky and Tennessee
(b) A group of investors led by Andrew Jackson.
(c) Andrew Jackson's constituents from Kentucky and Tennessee.
(d) One of Andrew Jackson's military regiments

5. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?
(a) They were the key to a stable natural order.
(b) They were to be dictated by the federal government.
(c) They were an unalienable right.
(d) They were to be dictated by the state government.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Woodrow Wilson train to be a politician?

2. Why does Hofstadter consider Thomas Jefferson to be an important figure in American history?

3. Which political philosophies did Woodrow Wilson admire?

4. How does Hofstadter characterize American culture in the late nineteenth century?

5. Which late 19th century president does Hofstadter refer to as "dogmatic, obtuse, and insensitive?"

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