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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did non-English colonial Americans feel about the monarchy?
(a) They had great respect for it.
(b) They wished it were abolished.
(c) They had no attachment to it.
(d) They hoped it will continue.

3. How could a colonial adolescent master a particular skill or learn a discipline?
(a) Be indentured or go to school.
(b) Be privately tutored.
(c) Learn from a sibling.
(d) Learn from parents.

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

5. What characteristic of their heritage did colonial Americans in New England cling to?
(a) Defiance.
(b) Charity.
(c) Militance.
(d) Conscientious objection.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In colonial America, what outweighed the concern for family lineage?

3. What were those who opposed the Anglican church called?

4. Within the colonial family unit, what right did adult children demand?

5. What was another name for colonial commoners?

(see the answer key)

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