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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What relationship did the British farmer have with the land he worked?
(a) He lent it.
(b) He borrowed it.
(c) He was the owner.
(d) He was a tenant.

2. How could a person be mobile in colonial society?
(a) By demonstrating and possessing qualifications for new rank.
(b) By earning money and buying status for the new rank.
(c) By marrying into a higher social rank.
(d) By replacing someone of a higher rank.

3. What form of address came into general use in the late 18th century?
(a) Mr.
(b) Goodman.
(c) Freeman.
(d) Sir.

4. What did John Locke write about the common moral sense of every man?
(a) That men are amoral.
(b) That men are disposed to do good.
(c) That men must be taught what is good and bad.
(d) That men are disposed to do bad.

5. How many loyalists left the colonies during the revolution?
(a) 70,000.
(b) 90,000.
(c) 80,000.
(d) 60,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How could a colonial adolescent master a particular skill or learn a discipline?

2. How did the grandest colonial American estates compare to traditional British estates?

3. Who rejected "ancient prejudices" that supported hereditary monarchy?

4. Who in colonial America had the best opportunity to become wealthy?

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

(see the answer key)

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