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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Ben Franklin was a boy, what important man discussed books with him?
(a) James Logan.
(b) William Burnet.
(c) Andrew Hamilton.
(d) William Allen.

2. In colonial America, what outweighed the concern for family lineage?
(a) Individual desires of the children.
(b) Individual desires of the father.
(c) Individual desires of the mother.
(d) Individual desires of the head of the household.

3. What percentage of 18th century colonial Americans were employed in farming?
(a) 90%.
(b) 85%.
(c) 80%.
(d) 95%.

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

5. What did colonial religious sects have in common?
(a) They advocated honoring authority.
(b) They advocated disobeying authority.
(c) They advocated controlling authority.
(d) They advocated disavowing authority.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the ideology of the Enlightenment?

2. What happened in colonial America when Connecticut tried to annex Pennsylvania?

3. In colonial America, why did officer holders receive honors and titles?

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

5. Who believed progress and social harmony would result from the enlightened conclusion of the new American society?

(see the answer key)

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