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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of colonial churches dominated the first third of the 18th century?
(a) Centralized state supported churches.
(b) Organizational and society supported churches.
(c) Denominationally supported churches.
(d) Independent congregation supported churches.

2. How are people regarded in a hierarchical society?
(a) Individuals are socially equal.
(b) Individuals can never change class.
(c) Individuals belong to a particular class.
(d) Individuals can easily move between classes.

3. How were domestic servants treated in colonial America as compared to Europe at that same time?
(a) With fewer accommodations and conveniences.
(b) With more brutality and humiliation.
(c) With more kindness and compassion.
(d) With less free time and days off.

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

5. What percentage of northern colonists were aristocrats?
(a) 9%.
(b) 8%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 11%.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How could a person be mobile in colonial society?

3. After retiring, what does Ben Franklin do that later embarrasses him?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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