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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Whom did the Adams family say that the magistrate must serve?
(a) His family.
(b) His god.
(c) His people.
(d) His party.

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

4. How does Kennedy assess the failure of both Adams presidencies to produce second terms?
(a) Personalities that clased with everyone not of their religion.
(b) Unwillingness to campaign for a second term in office.
(c) An unwillingness to compromise on mundane matters of politics.
(d) Poor choices for their cabinet members.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Kennedy sees as a weakness in John Quincey Adams an emotional attachment to whom?

2. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?

3. Who said that courage is grace under pressure?

4. Which of the following public offices did John Quincey Adams NOT hold?

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

(see the answer key)

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