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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?
(a) Andrew Jefferson.
(b) Thomas Alva Edison.
(c) John Quincey Adams.
(d) Geroge Washington Carver.

3. What is the first pressure of Americans that keeps them from acting courageously according to Kennedy?
(a) The need to be well liked.
(b) The need to be right all the time.
(c) The need to raise campaign money.
(d) The need to be different from other politicians.

4. 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.

5. What do the subject of PROFILES IN COURAGE all have in common?
(a) They all served as U. S. Senators.
(b) They all lost elections and then won them the next time.
(c) They were all Republicans.
(d) They were all Democrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?

2. What is Kennedy's third pressure that he feels is the most damaging?

3. In spite of John Quincey Adams' clarity and political courage, what life-long need did he have?

4. For what prestigious university did Adams once work as a professor?

5. What metaphoric comparison does Kennedy make to John Quincey Adams' Puritanism?

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