Chapter 331. Quiz for Document 27-2

Correct. The answer is b. Tocqueville made a connection between the egalitarian institutions of democratic states, which allow soldiers of all backgrounds to become officers, and the desire of soldiers for wars that would bring with them rapid promotion.

Incorrect. The answer is b. Tocqueville made a connection between the egalitarian institutions of democratic states, which allow soldiers of all backgrounds to become officers, and the desire of soldiers for wars that would bring with them rapid promotion.

Correct. The answer is a. Military rank was determined by merit rather than by one’s noble or aristocratic family ties.

Incorrect. The answer is a. Military rank was determined by merit rather than by one’s noble or aristocratic family ties.

Correct. The answer is d. Tocqueville observed that democratic nations desired peace because war threatened people’s property and wealth.

Incorrect. The answer is d. Tocqueville observed that democratic nations desired peace because war threatened people’s property and wealth.

Correct. The answer is d. Tocqueville noted that in democratic nations less wealthy and less educated men joined the military. He observed that “the wealthiest, best-educated, and ablest men seldom adopt the military profession, the army, taken collectively, eventually forms a small nation by itself, where the mind is less enlarged and habits are more rude than in the nation at large.”

Incorrect. The answer is d. Tocqueville noted that in democratic nations less wealthy and less educated men joined the military. He observed that “the wealthiest, best-educated, and ablest men seldom adopt the military profession, the army, taken collectively, eventually forms a small nation by itself, where the mind is less enlarged and habits are more rude than in the nation at large.”