Question 1

What conclusion could you reasonably draw from Stewart's essay, "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy"?

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A)   The system is rigged, and those who know how to take advantage of it, get the most out of it.
B)   Honesty is the best policy.
C)   Capitalism rewards hard work and initiative, but it mostly rewards the wrong people.
D)   Too much equality is a recipe for disaster.E) None of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 2

What -cracy does Stewart believe is becoming evident in the United States?

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A)   a democracy of representatives who have lost touch with the citizens
B)   an aristocracy of the well-educated who earn high incomes
C)   a meritocracy of families (parents, children, and grandchildren)  from whom the political elite are drawn
D)   a kleptocracy of people who own and control large corporationsE) A) and B)
F) All of the above B

Question 3

Stewart's main point in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" is that the people who have done well in terms of education, income, lifestyle, health, and so forth

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A)   believe they owe their success to luck and so live in a constant state of insecurity.
B)   are mostly those who have come to this country from elsewhere.
C)   don't really understand how to govern, run corporations, or create better communities.
D)   pass on their advantage to their children, in effect creating barriers for others to do as well as they have.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B) D

Question 4

What portion of all U.S. households or families make up the "aristocracy" Stewart writes about?

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A)   one in ten
B)   one in a hundred
C)   one in a thousand
D)   one in ten thousandE) None of the above
F) A) and D) A

Question 5

According to the data discussed by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" there is

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A)   increasing opportunity for young people to live better lives than their parents.
B)   a strong correlation between income inequality and intergenerational mobility.
C)   a growing gap between those who work for a salary and those who work for a wage.
D)   no relationship between the value of one's work and the pay one receives for doing it.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Described by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy," assortative mating is

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A)   similar to biological "goulash"; by having people marry when they "fall in love" there is a mixing of genetic material from people of different ethnicities and nationalities.
B)   the scrambling of social classes by admitting everyone into a universal education system.
C)   the tendency for affluent and well-educated people to marry someone similar to themselves.
D)   basically, the same thing as arranged marriages, where parents decide who their children will marry.E) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Exam 24: Mathew Stewart, the Birth of a New American Aristocracy

What conclusion could you reasonably draw from Stewart's essay, "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy"?

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What -cracy does Stewart believe is becoming evident in the United States?

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Stewart's main point in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" is that the people who have done well in terms of education, income, lifestyle, health, and so forth

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What portion of all U.S. households or families make up the "aristocracy" Stewart writes about?

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According to the data discussed by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" there is

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Described by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy," assortative mating is

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Exam 24: Mathew Stewart, the Birth of a New American Aristocracy

What conclusion could you reasonably draw from Stewart's essay, "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy"?

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What -cracy does Stewart believe is becoming evident in the United States?

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Stewart's main point in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" is that the people who have done well in terms of education, income, lifestyle, health, and so forth

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What portion of all U.S. households or families make up the "aristocracy" Stewart writes about?

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According to the data discussed by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy" there is

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Described by Stewart in "The Birth of a New American Aristocracy," assortative mating is

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