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

2. What did Ben Franklin identify as the central political problems of his time?
(a) Hatred of dependence and oppression.
(b) Love of country and home.
(c) Hatred of politicians and the military.
(d) Love of power and money.

3. How were superiors, magistrates, and masters to be honored?
(a) As equals.
(b) As fathers.
(c) As parents.
(d) As mothers.

4. What did Republicans hold as extremely important?
(a) Counterculture and reorganization.
(b) Liberty and independence.
(c) Monarchy and enlightenment.
(d) Peace and order.

5. How was intermarriage and inbreeding looked upon by colonial gentry?
(a) It is commonplace.
(b) It is forbidden.
(c) It is encouraged.
(d) It is illegal.

Short Answer Questions

1. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?

2. In colonial America, what emerged after politics cease to be a contest among prominent families?

3. What circumstance was unknown in small scale colonial American society?

4. What was the status of an indentured servant in colonial America?

5. What was Philadelphia's approximate population in 1760?

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