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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Benton's most effective weapons as a fighter?
(a) Knives and bull whips.
(b) Guns and canons.
(c) Friends and relatives.
(d) Wit and sarcasm.

2. In PROFILES IN COURAGE, what does John F. Kennedy fear the American public has forgotten?
(a) What courage actually is.
(b) The basic principles our country was founded on.
(c) How to tell if a man is honest.
(d) Where to look for courage in a politician.

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

4. 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 knew all the words in the dictionary.
(d) He could out talk his opponents.

5. Where did Benton say he's rather see the Democratic Party rather than give one inch to Mr. Van Buren?
(a) A thousand miles north of the Mason Dixon Line.
(b) Right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
(c) Out of politics altogether.
(d) 50 fathoms deep into the middle of hell fire.

Short Answer Questions

1. What measure did Henry Clay enlist Webster to help with?

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

3. What is a constant that an elected official must understand?

4. Although thought of as a crazy politician, what did John F. Kennedy see as a mark of courage in the man?

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

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