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The Americans are properly Britons. They have the manners, habits,
and ideas of Britons; and have been accustomed to a similar form of
government.
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1. The author believes that:
A. Americans are as proper as Britons.
B. Americans are more proper than Britons.
C. Americans are different from Britons.
D. Americans are so similar to Britons that they really are Britons.
E. Americans are proper Britons.
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B
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B
(D) The emphasis here is on the similarity of Americans and Britons --
not just in "proper" manners, but in all things.
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B
But Britons never could bear the extremes, either of monarchy or
republicanism. Some of their Kings have aimed at despotism; but always
failed. Repeated efforts have been made towards democracy, and they
equally failed.
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1. The author suggests that the two extremes Britons could not bear are:
A. monarchy and despotism
B. republicanism and democracy
C. despotism and democracy
D. success and failure
E. efforts and extremes
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C
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C
(C) The author emphasizes that efforts at despotism and democracy have
failed.
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C
Once indeed republicanism triumphed over the constitution; the
despotism of one person ensued; both were finally expelled. The
inhabitants of Great-Britain were quite anxious for the restoration of
"royalty" in 1660, as they were for its expulsion in 1642, and for some
succeeding years.
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1. In the passage, "both" refers to:
A. royalty and the constitution
B. the inhabitants of Great-Britain
C. royalty and restoration
D. royalty and despotism
E. one person and despotism
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2
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(E) Despotism and the rule of one specific person were both eventually
expelled.
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2. The author equates the constitution with:
A. royalty
B. republicanism
C. despotism
D. expulsion
E. anxiety
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D
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D
(A) A despot overthrew the constitutional monarchy (royalty), in 1642.
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D
If we may judge future events by past transactions, in similar
circumstances, this would most probably be the case in America, were a
republican form of government adopted in our present ferment.
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1. The passage above, together with the ones preceding it, suggests
that the author was writing at the time of:
A. the Civil War
B. the First World War
C. the Second World War
D. the Revolutionary War
E. the Spanish-American War
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E
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E
(D) This was probably written at the time of the Revolutionary War, since
the author stresses the forms of government suitable to Britons and
Americans.
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E
After much blood was shed, those confusions would terminate in
the despotism of some one successful adventurer; and should the
Americans be so fortunate as to emancipate themselves from that
thraldom, perhaps the whole would end in a limited monarchy.
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1. The author's primary purpose in this passage and the preceding ones
is to suggest that:
A. Americans are in thraldom.
B. Limited monarchy leads to despotism.
C. Democracy would lead to despotism.
D. Despotism would emancipate Americans.
E. A successful adventurer would be confused.
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F
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F
(C) The author feels America would repeat the example of Britain,
where despotism followed republicanism.
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F
Limited monarchy is the form of government which is most favourable
to liberty for all Britons; although here and there a crack-brained
zealot or absolute monarchy may be sometimes found.
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1. Which of the following best expresses the main idea of all the passages?
A. Democracy is the best form of government to ensure liberty.
B. Republicanism is the best form of government to ensure liberty.
C. Americans, as Britons, would be wisest to choose constitutional,
limited monarchy.
D. Americans, as Britons, would be wisest to choose despotism.
E. If America chooses democracy, despotism will be defeated.
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2
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(C) Americans are properly Britons, and, as such, should choose
limited monarchy.
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2. Based on the information in these passages, the author was probably:
A. an American patriot
B. a French nobleman
C. a Tory
D. a member of British royalty
E. a Russian soldier
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G
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G
(C) Since the author advocates a limited monarchy form of government
for America, it seems likely that he is a Tory.
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