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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What circumstance was unknown in small scale colonial American society?
(a) Conformity.
(b) Privacy.
(c) Opposition.
(d) Dissent.

2. In colonial America, what were women considered from a legal standpoint?
(a) They were non-people.
(b) They were independent.
(c) They were possessions.
(d) They were dependent.

3. In the 18th century, what did the golden age of Roman literature speak about?
(a) Political and social ideals.
(b) Religious and emotional decisions.
(c) Moral and ethical issues.
(d) Scientific and historic discoveries.

4. Within the colonial family unit, what right did adult children demand?
(a) To strike out on their own.
(b) To choose their own spouses.
(c) To be responsible for themselves.
(d) To choose their own employment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of a colonial household?

2. Who wrote the "Spirit of Laws" in 1748?

3. How did the American colonies react to the intrusion of royal authority in 1763?

4. Who was the most popular and powerful man in Massachusetts during the last quarter of the 18th century?

5. When meeting someone new in colonial America, what was required for confidence in dealing with that person?

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