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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. How did fathers among colonial gentry control their adult children?
(a) They used corporal punishment.
(b) They threathened disinheritance.
(c) They took away their possessions.
(d) They took them to court.

2. Who was governor of Massachusetts during the Boston Tea Party?
(a) Thomas Hutchins.
(b) Thomas Hutton.
(c) Thomas Hutchinson.
(d) Thomas Huxtible.

3. What did Ben Franklin say about government?
(a) It should be abolished.
(b) It's a necessary evil.
(c) It should be obeyed.
(d) It's a man-made contrivance.

4. How did John Locke view a child's mind?
(a) As moldable as clay.
(b) As foolish until educated.
(c) As a blank slate.
(d) As useless and unformed.

5. When Ben Franklin was a boy, what important man discussed books with him?
(a) Andrew Hamilton.
(b) William Burnet.
(c) James Logan.
(d) William Allen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, how did parents view their power as parents?

2. What kinds of laws were proposed in colonial America to curb spending?

3. Historically, what kinds of men are guilty for all wars and tyrannies?

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

5. During the war against France, what did farmers buy after they sold their surplus to the British troops?

(see the answer key)

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