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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was so strange about Henry Clay's enlisting Webster in his cause for compromise?
(a) Clay had always opposed Webster in the Senate before.
(b) Clay was a republican and Webster was an independent.
(c) Webster had given many speeches opposing Henry Clay.
(d) Clay was from the South and Webster was from the North.

2. What did Robert A. Taft have in common with John Quincey Adams?
(a) They both went on to serve on the Supreme Court.
(b) Both of their fathers had served as President of the USA.
(c) They both went to the same university.
(d) They were both Quakers.

3. What was the irony of Norris' using the filibuster to fight passage of the Armed Ship Bill?
(a) Norris had actually tried to do away with the filibuster in an attempt to bring change to the Senate.
(b) Because Norris was unable to speak for long periods of time.
(c) Because Norris had said he would not filibuster the President's bills.
(d) Because the filibuster was something new that had never been tried before.

4. What senator dashed his presidential hopes by speaking out against the Ku Klux Klan?
(a) Sen. Sam Houston of Texas.
(b) Sen. Lucius Lamar of Mississippi.
(c) Sen. Oscar W. Underwood of Alabama.
(d) Sen. Thomas Hart Benton of Missouri.

5. What questionable arrangement kept Webster in the Senate when he was about to resign?
(a) Webster appointed his relatives to Senate jobs.
(b) Businesses who benefited from his help paid off his debts so he could remain in the senate.
(c) Webster was offered a bfribe which he nearly accepted.
(d) Webster lied under oath in a Senate hearing.

Short Answer Questions

1. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?

2. Of the 54 Senator in Congress, how many were openly opposed to the impeachment?

3. How did Webster's constituents view his stand on compromise with the slave states?

4. How was Benton's behavior different when he was with his family from when he was involved in politics?

5. Who said that courage is grace under pressure?

(see the answer key)

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