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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. What type of lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson promote?
(a) Frontier.
(b) Mercantile.
(c) Agrarian.
(d) Industrial.

2. How does Hofstadter view Grover Cleveland's presidency?
(a) He was the greatest politician of the late 19th century.
(b) He led the country to become a world power.
(c) He was the worst politician of the late 19th century.
(d) His economic theories were far beyond his time.

3. In which state was Abraham Lincoln raised?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Illinois.

4. With what famous military victory is Andrew Jackson associated?
(a) The Battle of New Orleans.
(b) The Battle of Waterloo.
(c) The Battle of Copenhagen.
(d) The Alamo.

5. How did Andrew Jackson view America's social order?
(a) As competitive and egalitarian.
(b) Stiffled by government regulation.
(c) As a blank page, ready to be illustrated.
(d) As chaotic and untamed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What political changes occurred during the Gilded Age?

2. When did William Jennings Bryan resign from Woodrow Wilson's cabinet?

3. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?

4. How does Hofstadter describe abolitionism?

5. What was the economic result of Grover Cleveland's insistence on keeping the gold standard?

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