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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 1, Chapter 14-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The people in a democracy instinctively acknowledge that the interest of the many is more valuable than that of whom?
(a) The monarchy.
(b) A small but active minority.
(c) The wealthy.
(d) A privileged few.

2. According to de Tocqueville, equality can enable what?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Hope.
(c) Power.
(d) Freedom.

3. What kind of impact does the American press have on its people?
(a) Medium.
(b) Small.
(c) Huge.
(d) Large.

4. What deals with the affairs of the people and is bound to be turbulent and uncertain?
(a) Society.
(b) Politics.
(c) Community.
(d) Religion.

5. According to de Tocqueville, governments typically perish because they lead their country into a state of anarchy or what?
(a) Tyranny.
(b) War.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a monarchic regime, political positions and the bulk of the wealth are reserved for whom?

2. Cupidity means what?

3. Power is divided between what two entities in the United States?

4. De Tocqueville characterizes the relationship between politics and religion as what?

5. On what type of sovereignty does democracy rely?

(see the answer key)

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