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

2. How did Andrew Jackson acquire massive debts?
(a) Through land speculation.
(b) By gambling.
(c) Through wasteful living.
(d) By funding unsucessful military campaigns.

3. Which institution was responsible for loaning large sums of money in the 1820s?
(a) The Second Bank of the United States.
(b) The Bank of the Congress.
(c) The Bank of North America.
(d) The First Bank of the United States.

4. What economic changes occurred during the Gilded Age?
(a) There was a sudden economic crash in 1865.
(b) There was a steady economic decline.
(c) There was great economic growth.
(d) Socialist economic principles were adopted.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?

2. Who were the Southwesterners?

3. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?

4. With what movement is Wendell Phillips associated?

5. With what political party was Abraham Lincoln associated in Illinois?

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