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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Quincey Adams was a Senator from what state?
(a) New York.
(b) Connecticutt.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Virginia.

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

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

4. 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 on the moon.
(d) Walking in the difficult landscape of being elected by constituents.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?

2. What leader who was at odds with Adams' father did John Quincey find himself agreeing with quite often?

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

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

5. What is a particular problem on occasion when the electorate presents a desire to the elected official?

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