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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. Historians in the United States believe that nations are driven by what?
(a) Particular individuals.
(b) Collective events.
(c) Singular events.
(d) Time.

2. De Tocqueville compares equality to what weapon?
(a) A bow and arrow.
(b) A dagger.
(c) A spear.
(d) A double-edged sword.

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

4. To an American writer, the individuals and events are related how?
(a) They are dependent on each other.
(b) They rely on each other.
(c) They are interrelated, although not dependent on each other.
(d) They are independent of each other.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one of the branches of government?

2. In de Tocqueville's analysis, sovereignty flows in what direction?

3. Compared to the European system, de Tocqueville says the America court system is what?

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

5. Equality among people triggers innovation and intellectual what, in de Tocqueville's observations?

(see the answer key)

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