These Truths - Epilogue Quiz

What did rationalists in the eighteenth century try to achieve according to Lepore?

Question Answer Choices To start society anew and create a 'more perfect union.' To establish a monarchy. To expand the British Empire. To abolish all forms of government.

What does Lepore imply about the Civil War in her epilogue?

Question Answer Choices The Civil War was a minor conflict. The Civil War was a complete success. The Civil War never really ended. The Civil War resolved all issues.

What does Lepore say the nation fought over at the beginning of Trump's presidency?

Question Answer Choices The Paris Climate Accord. The outcomes of the Cold War. The Electoral College system. The legacy of the Confederacy.

What did seventeenth-century English colonists seek in America according to Lepore?

Question Answer Choices Scientific knowledge. Political freedom. Closeness to God. Economic prosperity.

What does Lepore argue about the American experiment?

Question Answer Choices It will never be complete. It was completed after the Civil War. It will be complete with the next generation. It was completed in the 20th century.

Who does Lepore refer to as 'the last of the Union dead'?

Question Answer Choices Heather Heyer. Martin Luther King Jr. Rosa Parks. Abraham Lincoln.

What does Lepore say about the European colonizers of America in the sixteenth century?

Question Answer Choices They debated whether what they were doing was right. They aimed to end slavery. They sought to establish democracy. They focused on building infrastructure.

What does Lepore mention about the average annual temperature between the 1780s and Obama's presidency?

Question Answer Choices It remained the same. It rose by seven degrees. It fell by seven degrees. It rose by three degrees.

What significant action did Donald Trump take regarding the Paris Climate Accord?

Question Answer Choices He ignored the Paris Climate Accord completely. He renegotiated the terms of the Paris Climate Accord. He strengthened the US commitment to the Paris Climate Accord. He took the US out of the Paris Climate Accord.

Who does Lepore blame for failing to 'sail the American ship of state'?

Question Answer Choices The founding fathers. Only the liberals. Only the conservatives. Both conservatives and liberals.