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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What leader who was at odds with Adams' father did John Quincey find himself agreeing with quite often?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) George Washington.

2. What trait of Adams ultimately caused him to suffer great disappointments?
(a) His ability to manipulate his father.
(b) His willingness to change positions when expedient.
(c) His superior attitude toward other politician.
(d) His uncompromising religion.

3. For what prestigious university did Adams once work as a professor?
(a) Harvard.
(b) Yale.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Dartmouth.

4. How did one reporter categorize elected officials?
(a) That they needed to be good public speakers.
(b) That people elected them on their looks.
(c) That people thought everything they said was untrue.
(d) That they were gluttons for mental punishment.

5. How did Webster view the Compromise of 1850 in terms of his anti-slavery convictions?
(a) He wanted to bring the prospect of Civil War to a head.
(b) He viewed it as a short-term compromise.
(c) He thought it would give him power to run for President.
(d) He believed that compromise would eventually lead to abolition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?

2. Whom did the Adams family say that the magistrate must serve?

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

4. In spite of John Quincey Adams' clarity and political courage, what life-long need did he have?

5. What does Kennedy say was a liability about Webster's immense popularity with both sides of the political spectrum?

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