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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the most radical change brought about by the Revolution?
(a) The upper class must share their status with commoners.
(b) Common people no longer felt inferior.
(c) The upper class no longer felt superior.
(d) Common people had the same opportunities as the upper class.

2. In colonial America, what was a self-made man called?
(a) A wealthy William.
(b) A poor Richard.
(c) A lucky Tom.
(d) An industrious Samuel.

3. What was another name for colonial commoners?
(a) Egalitarians.
(b) Plebians.
(c) Serfs.
(d) Patricians.

4. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?
(a) Banking.
(b) Store owner.
(c) Bookbinding.
(d) Printing.

5. What was the main consideration for a colonial man to be considered a gentleman?
(a) He must be a married man with good standing in the community.
(b) He must be free from material and intellectual want.
(c) He must be a member of a political party and the militia.
(d) He must be a land owner and a church member.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was an important patron of Ben Franklin?

2. In colonial America, which pairs of words were "opposites and irreconcilable"?

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

4. How were superiors, magistrates, and masters to be honored?

5. What were colonial American rulers always concerned about regarding their positions?

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