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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. De Tocqueville believes that religion provides the people of America with a set of beliefs that does what?
(a) Goes without justification or justice.
(b) Goes without logic or explanation.
(c) Goes without justification or explanation.
(d) Goes without reason or explanation.

2. What is one of the two important tools of American democracy?
(a) Televised media.
(b) Political media.
(c) Printed media.
(d) Spoken words.

3. The right of political association originally came from where?
(a) Puritans.
(b) Colonists.
(c) England.
(d) France.

4. What kind of literature does America produce?
(a) Journalistic.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Reports.
(d) Novels.

5. In de Tocqueville's observations, the patriotism of Americans is more akin to cupidity than to what?
(a) A sense of requirement.
(b) A sense of obligation.
(c) A sense of duty or pride.
(d) A sense of country.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does de Tocqueville characterize political parties?

2. Political associations combat what?

3. De Tocqueville observes that judges are not elected, but are what?

4. Because the settlers imported most of their technical knowledge, when they got to America they only had to do what?

5. Democratic regimes value what over heroism?

(see the answer key)

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