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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. Which country's conquest did William Jennings Bryan openly oppose?
(a) Germany.
(b) Mexico.
(c) Cuba.
(d) Philippines.

2. With what class were most of the Founders associated?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) The middle class.
(c) Laborers.
(d) The working class.

3. What did the industrial lifestyles in Britain and France produce?
(a) An equal distribution of wealth among the workers.
(b) A climate of social change and development.
(c) Massive amounts of wealth for a few people.
(d) A climate of social dissoultion.

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

5. What did the Founders believe about man?
(a) That he must be led to make moral and correct decisions.
(b) That he will succeed only when free.
(c) That he is inherently good.
(d) That he is evil and selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

2. Which scientific theory became popular during the Gilded Age?

3. What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

4. Where did Thomas Jefferson believe most of the government's power should lie?

5. Which state did Andrew Jackson threaten to conquer in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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