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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?
(a) He never couold live up to his mother's expectations.
(b) He never married his childhood sweetheart.
(c) He never felt he had accomplished enough.
(d) He never traveled abroad.

3. What trait of Adams ultimately caused him to suffer great disappointments?
(a) His superior attitude toward other politician.
(b) His ability to manipulate his father.
(c) His willingness to change positions when expedient.
(d) His uncompromising religion.

4. What is a constant that an elected official must understand?
(a) The media will not report anything the elected official does not want made public.
(b) He or she is under scrutiny by the constituency.
(c) That once elected, the official is no longer responsible to the constituency.
(d) He or she will never hear from the constituency until election day.

5. What metaphoric comparison does Kennedy make to John Quincey Adams' Puritanism?
(a) Kennedy's Catholicism.
(b) A conflict of interests.
(c) A mighty ship in a storm.
(d) The east coast, craggy, rocky, somber and strong.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did one reporter categorize elected officials?

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

3. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?

4. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?

5. Who said that courage is grace under pressure?

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