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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. How did colonial gentry demonstrate virtue?
(a) By righteous behavior and virtuous living.
(b) By supporting trade schools and farms.
(c) By church attendance and charitable contributions.
(d) By consuming enough to employ the commoners.

2. What percentage of southern colonists were aristocrats?
(a) 5-6%.
(b) 2-3%.
(c) 4-5%.
(d) 7-8%.

3. In the 18th century, what did the golden age of Roman literature speak about?
(a) Political and social ideals.
(b) Religious and emotional decisions.
(c) Scientific and historic discoveries.
(d) Moral and ethical issues.

4. Why was poverty considered a virtue for common colonial people?
(a) It kept them subjected.
(b) It kept them satisfied.
(c) It kept them submissive.
(d) It kept them industrious.

5. At the middle of the 18th century, what did many revolutionary leaders feel the colonies still needed?
(a) Monarchial control.
(b) A standing army.
(c) A constitutional government.
(d) A President.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was intermarriage and inbreeding looked upon by colonial gentry?

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

3. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?

4. How were domestic servants treated in colonial America as compared to Europe at that same time?

5. In colonial America, what were women considered from a legal standpoint?

(see the answer key)

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