Democracy in America - Introductory Chapter

What role did the clergy play in the political power structure?

• They were excluded

• They opened ranks to all classes

• They remained neutral

• They opposed equality.

In what year was nobility first conferred as a purchasable title?

• 1100

• 1200

• 1270

• 1300

What co-operated to enrich the poor and impoverish the rich?

• War and fashion

• Science and technology

• Trade and commerce

• Poetry and eloquence

What did every new idea become a germ of?

• Wealth

• Power

• Conflict

• Tradition

According to the text, what has happened in France at intervals of fifty years?

• A decline in democracy

• A twofold revolution in society

• A rise in monarchy

• A stagnation in social progress

What does the author suggest is necessary to guide the impulse of democracy?

• Education

• Wealth

• Power

• Technology

What was the role of the monarch in the eyes of the multitude?

• A tyrant

• A divine character

• A commoner

• A rebel

What is the perception of evil in the minds of some individuals, according to the passage?

• Inseparable from novelty

• Linked to progress

• Confounded with good

• Separated from civilization.

What is the author's opinion on the effects of laws and manners in America and Europe?

• They are identical

• They are different

• They are irrelevant

• They are harmful.

What is the main focus of the text 'Democracy in America'?

• The economic growth of America

• The image of democracy and its effects

• The technological advancements in America

• The cultural diversity in America.