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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. In colonial America, what was the ultimate means of defending one's honor?
(a) Dueling.
(b) Going to court.
(c) Debating the cause before equals.
(d) Distributing the truth in printed form.

2. What spending trend in colonial America did social conservatives condemn?
(a) Foolish spending.
(b) Recreational spending.
(c) Speculative spending.
(d) Emulation spending.

3. What were the religious upheavals in the colonies eventually called?
(a) Puritan Petitions.
(b) Great Awakening.
(c) Church's Decision.
(d) Religious Revolution.

4. What was the highest level of knowledge of a trade in colonial America?
(a) Apprentice.
(b) Expert.
(c) Journeyman.
(d) Master.

5. Who said America, "hath a blank sheet to write upon"?
(a) Lord Chesterfield.
(b) Thomas Paine.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did fathers among colonial gentry control their adult children?

3. By 1800, what percent of the Philadelphia labor force were indentured servants?

4. What was the ideology of the Enlightenment?

5. Who called traditional ties of a monarchical society "bonds of blood, family, and personal influence"?

(see the answer key)

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