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

2. In colonial America, which pairs of words were "opposites and irreconcilable"?
(a) Tenant and dependency.
(b) Freedom and religion.
(c) Freedom and dependency.
(d) Indentured and dependency.

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

4. Who was an important patron of Ben Franklin?
(a) William Gouch.
(b) David Hume.
(c) Thomas Penn.
(d) William Keith.

5. Who was the head of a colonial household?
(a) The matriarch.
(b) The parents.
(c) The patriarch.
(d) The oldest grandfather.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?

4. Who in colonial America had the best opportunity to become wealthy?

5. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?

(see the answer key)

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