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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Abraham Lincoln and the Self-Made Myth.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?
(a) By disestablishing the Anglican Church.
(b) Through reform legislature.
(c) By implementing the Freedom of Religion Act.
(d) By organizing non-violent protests.

2. Who won the presidential election in 1828?
(a) Andrew Jackson.
(b) John Quincy Adams.
(c) William Crawford.
(d) Henry Clay.

3. According to John C. Calhoun, what was the safest way for blacks and whites to interact?
(a) From different countries.
(b) Through slavery.
(c) As equals.
(d) In a competitive market.

4. Which groups of people did the Southwesterners wish to give voting rights?
(a) All soldiers.
(b) Property owners.
(c) Non-property owners.
(d) Non-white males.

5. To which political leader does Hofstadter compare John C. Calhoun?
(a) Edmund Burke.
(b) Karl Marx.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what class were most of the Founders associated?

2. How does Hofstadter describe Thomas Jefferson's foreign policy?

3. How did Abraham Lincoln force the Confederacy into a battle?

4. What did John C. Calhoun believe capitalism would produce?

5. Why did Andrew Jackson want to close down the bank or force inflation?

(see the answer key)

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