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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 3: Chapter 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In de Tocqueville's observations, aristocratic societies make countless _____________ available between man and God.
(a) Sources.
(b) Methods of communication.
(c) Intermediaries.
(d) Forces.

2. Democratic regimes value prosperity over what?
(a) Brilliance.
(b) Change.
(c) Contributions.
(d) Intelligence.

3. Compared to an aristocratic government ruled by an elite administration, democracy allows for what?
(a) Concentration of wealth.
(b) Concentration of power.
(c) More powerful governance.
(d) Weaker governance.

4. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?
(a) They are independent of each other.
(b) They are dependent on each other.
(c) They are interrelated, although not dependent on each other.
(d) They rely on each other.

5. What reason does de Tocqueville supply for what Americans read, other than to stay informed?
(a) Entertainment.
(b) Professional development.
(c) School.
(d) Profit.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to de Tocqueville, governments typically perish because they lead their country into a state of anarchy or what?

2. According to de Tocqueville, in contrast to the traditional aristocracy, the American aristocracy has no direct effect on the _______ of its class members.

3. What kind of literature does America produce?

4. Equality of conditions means there are no a priori what in America?

5. Aristocratic regimes in Europe put the wealth into the hands of whom?

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