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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. When did the Seven Years War take place?
(a) 1730s.
(b) 1740s.
(c) 1760s.
(d) 1750s.

2. The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" was a key document for which man?
(a) Joseph Addison.
(b) Jonathan Mayhew.
(c) George Washington.
(d) William Livingston.

3. How did colonial Americans look on black slavery?
(a) As a necessary evil.
(b) As just another form of dependency.
(c) As an institution which needs legislation.
(d) As an abomination.

4. In the American colonies, what was the euphemistic name for every kind of personal connection, even if inherently unequal?
(a) Patronage.
(b) Paternalism.
(c) Dependency.
(d) Friendship.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was the highest class of British society called?

4. Who wrote the "Spirit of Laws" in 1748?

5. Who was an important patron of Ben Franklin?

(see the answer key)

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