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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many Boston merchants were named in the Massachusetts Banishment Act of 1778?
(a) 45.
(b) 46.
(c) 47.
(d) 44.

2. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?
(a) He felt he should be a general.
(b) He wasn't a gentleman.
(c) He didn't have enough money.
(d) He didn't believe in the military.

3. After retiring, what does Ben Franklin do that later embarrasses him?
(a) Commission a portrait.
(b) Commission a special gun.
(c) Commission a house.
(d) Commission a uniform.

4. In the 1790s, who proclaimed that every man and woman in every society ought to work?
(a) Benjamin Rush.
(b) Parson Weems.
(c) Edward Everett.
(d) John Adams.

5. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?
(a) Themselves.
(b) Other officials.
(c) The crown.
(d) The voters.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said, "Idolatry to Monarchs and servility of Aristocratic Pride was never so totally eradicated from so many in so short a time"?

2. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

3. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?

4. Who said that after the revolution people were changed form subjects to citizens?

5. In colonial America, what was done with a political effigy?

(see the answer key)

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