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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advantage did John Quincey Adams have as a politician?
(a) Ignorance of the Washington politics.
(b) The confidence of coming from a strong political family.
(c) More education than experience.
(d) More money than anyone else.

2. How does Kennedy characterize the difficult position of the elected official?
(a) Being alone in the desert.
(b) Not being able to care about doing a good job.
(c) Walking in the difficult landscape of being elected by constituents.
(d) Walking on the moon.

3. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?
(a) Being articulate and able to sway the public.
(b) Being able to get medial coverage without a budget.
(c) Being watchdogs on everything the official does.
(d) Not needing money to get their message across.

4. What metaphor does Kennedy use to describe the relationship between the elected official and the electorate?
(a) A doctor-patient relationship.
(b) A coach-team relationship.
(c) A father-child relationship.
(d) A lawyer-client relationship.

5. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?
(a) Uphold the American legal system.
(b) Become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(c) Write great books.
(d) Become a Puritan minister.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Kennedy suggest prevents a lot of people from acting courageously?

2. What do the subject of PROFILES IN COURAGE all have in common?

3. What trait of Adams ultimately caused him to suffer great disappointments?

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

5. In PROFILES IN COURAGE, what does John F. Kennedy fear the American public has forgotten?

(see the answer key)

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