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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, William Jennings Bryan: The Democrat as Revivalist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hofstadter describe Wendell Phillips's political affiliation?
(a) Socialist.
(b) Democratic.
(c) Republican.
(d) Progressive.

2. What was the reason supporters of the free silver movement wanted to change the monetary policy of the United States?
(a) To allow for fluid foreign trade.
(b) To stabilize the economy.
(c) To create deflation, thereby reducing debt.
(d) To create inflation, thereby reducing debt.

3. How did the Founders design ruling institutions?
(a) To fit man's natural inclinations.
(b) According to tradition.
(c) Based on the model of the Roman Empire.
(d) According to the natural order.

4. In which famous trial did William Jennings Bryan argue against the teaching of evolution?
(a) The Lindbergh Trial.
(b) The Nuremberg Trial.
(c) The Arbuckle Trial.
(d) The Scopes Trial.

5. According to Hofstadter, why did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
(a) Slave labor was driving the price of goods up.
(b) To undermine the economy of the South.
(c) He feared the rise of white slavery.
(d) Because slavery was immoral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of balance were the Founders attempting to create?

2. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about secession?

3. What concern did Abraham Lincoln have about white laborers?

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

5. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?

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