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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 1: Chapter 13-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were the first colonies established?
(a) New England.
(b) Virginia.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Delaware.

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

3. According to de Tocqueville, freedom cannot be what?
(a) Felt.
(b) Measured.
(c) Understood.
(d) Explained.

4. In a monarchy, what is as volatile as the perceived superiority of the state?
(a) Partisanship.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Commitment.
(d) Loyalty.

5. Freedom of the press is described as what type of weapon?
(a) Dagger.
(b) Mace.
(c) Cleaver.
(d) Two-edged sword.

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of the generally accepted principle of equality among Americans, according to de Tocqueville they are less likely to accept what?

2. The people in a democracy instinctively acknowledge that the interest of the many is more valuable than that of whom?

3. American settlers imported most of their technical language from where?

4. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?

5. The right of political association originally came from where?

(see the answer key)

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