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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Volume 2, Part 3: Chapter 1-13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. De Tocqueville believes that Americans have little means of discussing opinions outside the range of those entertained by whom?
(a) The majority.
(b) The vocal minority.
(c) Those in political power.
(d) The ruling class.

2. De Tocqueville believes that educated Americans read what type of literature?
(a) Relevant.
(b) European.
(c) Scholarly.
(d) Journalistic.

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

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

5. Democracy counters individualism by insuring that common good is understood as what?
(a) Profiting everyone who behaves as if he or she is free.
(b) Profiting everyone in the community.
(c) Profiting everyone who depends on each other.
(d) Profiting everyone who participates in the process.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of literature does America produce?

2. When people are concerned about indulging their need for immediate and orderly comfort, they exercise what?

3. Democratic regimes value what over heroism?

4. According to de Tocqueville, in contrast to the traditional aristocracy, the American aristocracy has no direct effect on the _______ of its class members.

5. The American historian holds individuals accountable for what?

(see the answer key)

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