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

2. What does de Tocqeville say is linked to--but not the same as--liberty?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Idealism.
(c) Equality.
(d) Democracy.

3. Democratic regimes value what over heroism?
(a) Habits of peace.
(b) Patriotism.
(c) Common sense.
(d) Acts of engagement.

4. On what type of sovereignty does democracy rely?
(a) Minority.
(b) Absolute.
(c) Majority.
(d) Partial.

5. Despite the huge lands, what remained a minor enterprise when de Tocqueville was observing America?
(a) Shipping.
(b) Agriculture.
(c) Animal husbandry.
(d) Rail.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what does de Tocqueville say American writers find poetry?

2. When were the first colonies established?

3. The democratic writer assumes that man is what?

4. Compared to aristocratic countries, there is a tendency to do what to workers' wages in democratic countries?

5. Democratic regimes value prosperity over what?

(see the answer key)

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