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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. How did colonial Americans look on black slavery?
(a) As a necessary evil.
(b) As an abomination.
(c) As just another form of dependency.
(d) As an institution which needs legislation.

2. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) The colonial government.
(b) The head of the household.
(c) They were responsible for themselves.
(d) No one was responsible for them.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did fathers among colonial gentry control their adult children?

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

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

4. Who vigorously denounced the Stamp Act riots in 1765?

5. What was it called when Ben Franklin appointed his friends and family to official positions after he became Deputy Postmaster General of North America?

(see the answer key)

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