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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?
(a) Adams secret life of debauchery.
(b) Times of disappointment and hurt at loss of popularity.
(c) His hate and retribution against his enemies.
(d) Lapses in his Puritanical beliefs.

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

3. What Senator had to be carried into the Senate to cast his vote on Johnson's impeachment?
(a) Joseph Smith Fowler.
(b) John B. Henderson.
(c) James W. Grimes.
(d) William Pitt Fessenden.

4. Where did Houston deliver his acceptance speech after being elected Governor as an independent?
(a) On the steps of the Capitol building.
(b) In Houston, Texas.
(c) In San Antonio, Texas.
(d) At San Jacinto.

5. Which of the following public offices did John Quincey Adams NOT hold?
(a) President.
(b) Congressman.
(c) Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Senator.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Thomas Hart Benton get the nickname of Old Bullion?

2. What method did Sen. Norris use to prevent the passage of the Armed Ship Bill?

3. After Houston's removal from the Senate, what office did he run for and win as an independent?

4. What is another difficult situation for an elected official besides the interests of the nation and those of the constituency?

5. What benefit did Norris fight for to aid the people of Tennessee Valley?

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