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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides the Texas territory which Benton opposed, what other one did he support against his party's stand?
(a) Alaska.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Montana.

2. What benefit did Norris fight for to aid the people of Tennessee Valley?
(a) Coal mining concessions.
(b) Better roads and highways.
(c) Low cost electricity.
(d) Tax relief for the poor.

3. 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.

4. How did Taft's candor cause him to lose his party's nomination for President?
(a) His candor caused him to be overly tactful.
(b) He did not always say exactly what he meant.
(c) People thought you could not trust a man like that.
(d) His answers were always truthful and very often blunt.

5. What is another difficult situation for an elected official besides the interests of the nation and those of the constituency?
(a) Presidential arm twisting.
(b) National opinion polls.
(c) Political differences within the official's own family.
(d) Party pressure to vote the party line.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides appearing to be disloyal to his father when he aligned himself with Jefferson's politics, what other problem arose for John Quincey Adams?

2. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?

3. What advantage did John Quincey Adams have as a politician?

4. Why did Benton oppose the treaty of annexation of Texas?

5. How did journalist William Preston Johnson describe the intellectual atmosphere of the Lamar family?

(see the answer key)

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