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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. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?
(a) He didn't have enough money.
(b) He didn't believe in the military.
(c) He wasn't a gentleman.
(d) He felt he should be a general.

2. Who did the American colonists blame when the wrong people held office?
(a) Themselves.
(b) The voters.
(c) Other officials.
(d) The crown.

3. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?
(a) 80%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 90%.
(d) 95%.

4. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?
(a) He owed jobs to the unemployed.
(b) He owed charity to the poor.
(c) He owed money to society.
(d) He owed service to society.

5. What did colonial religious sects have in common?
(a) They advocated disavowing authority.
(b) They advocated controlling authority.
(c) They advocated disobeying authority.
(d) They advocated honoring authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. What percentage of northern colonists were aristocrats?

2. In colonial America, what was a self-made man called?

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

4. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

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

(see the answer key)

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