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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, William Jennings Bryan: The Democrat as Revivalist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What changes did Thomas Jefferson make in Virginia?
(a) He paved the way for emancipation in Virginia.
(b) Modest social reforms.
(c) Radical economic reforms.
(d) The Virginia legislature was divided into two branches.

2. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?
(a) The Battle of Copenhagen.
(b) The Battle of Waterloo.
(c) The Battle of New Orleans.
(d) The Alamo.

3. What class of people are usually attracted to democracy?
(a) Laborers.
(b) The aristocracy.
(c) The working class.
(d) The middle class.

4. To what does Hofstadter attribute the failure of John C. Calhoun's political career?
(a) His odd personality.
(b) His political pamphlets.
(c) His views of slavery.
(d) His outspoken nature.

5. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) Politics became corrupt.
(b) The Supreme Court was formed.
(c) Socialist policies allowed more governmental control.
(d) Congress gained the power of veto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?

2. Who were the Southwesterners?

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

4. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?

5. How many Southern states had seceded before Abraham Lincoln took office?

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