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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. What relationship did the British farmer have with the land he worked?
(a) He lent it.
(b) He was a tenant.
(c) He borrowed it.
(d) He was the owner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are people regarded in a hierarchical society?

2. How could a colonial adolescent master a particular skill or learn a discipline?

3. In colonial America, what were the aristocracy allowed to engage in that they weren't allowed in Britain?

4. How did colonial Americans look on black slavery?

5. What was the highest level of knowledge of a trade in colonial America?

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