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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 1: Chapter 1-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The New World is considered to be what, geographically, to the rest of the world?
(a) Nearby.
(b) To the East.
(c) Isolated.
(d) To the West.

2. What does de Tocqueville observe that the principle of equality has created an extraordinary sense of in the American people?
(a) Logic.
(b) Stability.
(c) Perfectability.
(d) Rationality.

3. De Tocqueville characterizes the relationship between politics and religion as what?
(a) Opposites who do not need each other.
(b) Opposites who need each other.
(c) Similar ideas that can be incorporated together.
(d) Similar ideas, and so they must be kept separate.

4. According to de Tocqueville, in America men obey what?
(a) Justice and laws.
(b) Divine authority.
(c) God.
(d) Secular authority.

5. What year was de Tocqueville's voyage to the United States?
(a) 1820.
(b) 1850.
(c) 1840.
(d) 1830.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a monarchy, what is as volatile as the perceived superiority of the state?

2. The balancing act that the three branches of government perform on each other is referred to as what?

3. According to de Tocqueville, in Europe men obey what?

4. Democratic regimes will value general well-being over what?

5. Materialism and _______ are part of the consequences of a perceived equality of conditions.

(see the answer key)

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