Chapter 8

Quiz for Document 8-5: Ely Moore, Address Delivered Before the General Trades’ Union of the City of New-York (1833)

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Question 1

Ely Moore’s address expresses a view of human nature best summarized by which of the following statements?A. Education leads to moral behavior.
B. Human selfishness must be curbed by a countervailing power.
C. People are naturally unequal in faculties.
D. Human greed is ameliorated by religious devotion.

Question 2

According to Moore, what form would “aristocracy” take in the United States?A. Hereditary privilege
B. Religious affiliation
C. Skills and abilities
D. Undue wealth

Question 3

Moore asserts that ensuring a more equitable distribution of wealth to the “producing classes” requires aA. Constitutional amendment.
B. national spiritual awakening.
C. working class revolution.
D. union to combine workers’ power.

Question 4

What rights does Moore claim are the basis for workers’ efforts to gain greater economic security?A. Constitutional rights
B. Common law rights
C. Natural rights
D. Sacred rights