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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 was the Anglican church part of politics in Britain?
(a) It was separate from the government.
(b) It held a political position.
(c) It was an arm of the crown.
(d) It persecuted different religions.

2. In colonial America, what was done with a political effigy?
(a) It was buried.
(b) It was hanged.
(c) It was pubically beaten.
(d) It was burned.

3. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) They were responsible for themselves.
(b) The head of the household.
(c) No one was responsible for them.
(d) The colonial government.

4. Whose play "Cato" taught George Washington what it meant to be liberal and virtuous?
(a) Lord Chesterfield.
(b) Joseph Addison.
(c) Jonathan Mayhew.
(d) William Livingston.

5. At the middle of the 18th century, what did many revolutionary leaders feel the colonies still needed?
(a) A standing army.
(b) A President.
(c) Monarchial control.
(d) A constitutional government.

Short Answer Questions

1. In colonial America, what emerged after politics cease to be a contest among prominent families?

2. What did the colonial American courts treat more seriously than violent acts?

3. In the late 18th century, what replaced whipping and execution as penal codes?

4. The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" was a key document for which man?

5. In colonial America, a person who didn't have to work for a living still held what responsibility?

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