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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Ben Franklin say about government?
(a) It should be obeyed.
(b) It should be abolished.
(c) It's a necessary evil.
(d) It's a man-made contrivance.

2. Where was Ben Franklin quartered when he sailed to England in 1724?
(a) First class.
(b) With the crew.
(c) Steerage.
(d) With the captain.

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

4. Who was the most popular and powerful man in Massachusetts during the last quarter of the 18th century?
(a) John Hancock.
(b) Ben Franklin.
(c) Thomas Hutchinson.
(d) Henry McCulloch.

5. What characteristic of their heritage did colonial Americans in New England cling to?
(a) Militance.
(b) Charity.
(c) Defiance.
(d) Conscientious objection.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, what outweighed the concern for family lineage?

2. What year was the Continental Congress?

3. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?

4. Originally in colonial America, how were gentlemen to treat inferiors and subordinates?

5. How did Colonel Landon Carter express his confusion about child rearing in colonial society?

(see the answer key)

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