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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:
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- 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
- Correct.
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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:
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- 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
- Correct.
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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:
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- 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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- Correct.
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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:
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- A. royalty
- B. republicanism
- C. despotism
- D. expulsion
- E. anxiety
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- D
- Correct.
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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:
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- 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
- Correct.
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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:
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- 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
- Correct.
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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?
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- 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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- Correct.
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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:
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- 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
- Correct.
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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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