Profiles in Courage Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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Profiles in Courage Quiz | One Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the result of Webster's courageous stand in giving the Seventh of March speech?
(a) Webster sacrificed his potential presidential run and his popularity.
(b) Webster was honored by his constituents as a man of courage.
(c) Webster changed his position of slavery to agree with Clay.
(d) Webster would have become president but he died 2 years later.

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

3. Why was Webster a leader in the North prior to the Civil War?
(a) He was older than any other politician.
(b) He had strong views against slavery.
(c) He could out talk his opponents.
(d) He knew all the words in the dictionary.

4. On what basis did Edmund G. Ross claim his right not to decide until all the evidence was presented against Johnson.
(a) He wanted the publicity.
(b) He was trying to get bribe money for his vote.
(c) He had taken the oath of impartiality.
(d) He thought it was all a big joke.

5. Why was it so surprising to the Radical Republicans that Ross would not announce his vote before the trial began?
(a) Because he was from Kansas, they thought he would not vote against his constituents.
(b) He had been anti-Johnson for many years.
(c) Roos' history was one of anti-slavery and against the southern states.
(d) The senior Senator from Kansas was for convicting Johnson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous piece of legislation bears Robert A. Taft's name?

2. How had President Johnson come to power?

3. What does Kennedy identify as the personal tragedy and national greatness about Sen. Robert A. Taft?

4. What was Ross' military experience?

5. What Webster speech in the Senate became known by the date it was given?

(see the answer key)

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