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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12, Franklin D. Roosevelt: The Patrician as Opportunist.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whose political theory did Thomas Jefferson agree?
(a) Thomas Paine.
(b) John Locke.
(c) Joseph Priestley.
(d) Edmund Burke.

2. How did Wendell Phillips place himself in danger?
(a) He argued publicly with slave auctioneers.
(b) He endorsed violent protests.
(c) He hid runaway slaves on his own property.
(d) He was constantly followed by mobs.

3. With which political party was William Jennings Bryan associated?
(a) The Democratic Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Progressive Party.
(d) The Libertarian Party.

4. Why were the Founders willing to let selfish men follow their own interests?
(a) They did not want to control behavior with the government.
(b) They did not want to control the law.
(c) They understood the nature of man.
(d) They thought man was inherently good.

5. What position did John C. Calhoun hold in South Carolina?
(a) Governor.
(b) Secretary of State.
(c) Representative.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

2. How does Hofstadter describe Herbert Hoover's economic policies?

3. Why did Wendell Phillips advocate secession from the South?

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

5. What problem did deflation cause during the Gilded Age?

(see the answer key)

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