Chapter 7

Quiz for Chapter Seven Thinking Like a Historian: The Social Life of Alcohol

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Question 1

Who was the intended audience for an advertisement like source 1?A. Wealthy women seeking to supply their homes
B. Shopkeepers and tavern keepers buying inventory
C. Working men preparing to entertain their friends
D. Middle-class families looking for good buys

Question 2

Considered together, sources 3 and 4 would lead a historian to which of the following conclusions?A. Women’s consumption of alcohol was frowned upon in early-nineteenth-century America.
B. Drunk urban workers were rowdier than drunk men from the elite classes at this time.
C. Urban taverns were a threat to harmonious family life in nineteenth-century America.
D. Americans’ customs and preferences for alcohol consumption varied by class and location.

Question 3

What does source 2 imply about why Benjamin Chew risked providing rum to his slaves at the time of the harvest?A. He did it to reward them and encourage their hard work.
B. He believed it was necessary for good health.
C. He believed that drunk slaves would be more compliant.
D. He did it to promote their devotion to and respect for the overseer.

Question 4

The painting titled Village Tavern, 1814 (source 4), depicts a postman arriving at a Pennsylvania tavern with letters and newspapers. The evidence presented in the painting and in the public notice in source 5 supports which of the following historical conclusions?A. Alcohol consumption was a regular part of the workday for government employees.
B. In the early nineteenth century, there were few boundaries between work time and leisure.
C. Urban taverns in the early nineteenth century served as vital centers of community life.
D. Women and children served as the primary referees of men’s alcohol consumption.

Question 5

What is Tom the Tinker’s goal in the notice featured in source 6?A. To muster all whiskey distillers to participate in protests against the new excise tax
B. To organize Pittsburgh’s troops to round up the illegal whiskey distillers in the area
C. To publicize the government’s proposal to institute a prohibition on whiskey distilling
D. To register his discontent with the region’s congressional representative, John Reed