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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 2: Chapter 1-9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. American settlers imported most of their technical language from where?
(a) France.
(b) Asia.
(c) Europe.
(d) Canada.

2. According to de Tocqueville, total equality of people's condition would only be possible in a society where freedom is what?
(a) Ideal.
(b) Absolute.
(c) Liberty.
(d) Relative.

3. Materialism and _______ are part of the consequences of a perceived equality of conditions.
(a) Intellectualism.
(b) Mediocrity.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Egoism.

4. De Tocqueville believes that educated Americans read what type of literature?
(a) Journalistic.
(b) European.
(c) Scholarly.
(d) Relevant.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. A democracy will not purposely legislate against the good of its what?

2. Lawyers are connected to the aristocracy by their personal interest and what?

3. In what does de Tocqueville say American writers find poetry?

4. What does de Tocqeville say is linked to--but not the same as--liberty?

5. When can a judge refuse to enforce a law?

(see the answer key)

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