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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. In PROFILES IN COURAGE, what does John F. Kennedy fear the American public has forgotten?
(a) How to tell if a man is honest.
(b) The basic principles our country was founded on.
(c) Where to look for courage in a politician.
(d) What courage actually is.
2. What was the result of Webster's courageous stand in giving the Seventh of March speech?
(a) Webster sacrificed his potential presidential run and his popularity.
(b) Webster was honored by his constituents as a man of courage.
(c) Webster changed his position of slavery to agree with Clay.
(d) Webster would have become president but he died 2 years later.
3. What metaphor does Kennedy use to describe the relationship between the elected official and the electorate?
(a) A coach-team relationship.
(b) A doctor-patient relationship.
(c) A lawyer-client relationship.
(d) A father-child relationship.
4. What questionable arrangement kept Webster in the Senate when he was about to resign?
(a) Webster lied under oath in a Senate hearing.
(b) Webster was offered a bfribe which he nearly accepted.
(c) Businesses who benefited from his help paid off his debts so he could remain in the senate.
(d) Webster appointed his relatives to Senate jobs.
5. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?
(a) Webster was a compulsive gambler.
(b) Webster had many affairs his wife did not know about.
(c) Webster was an alcoholic and often lost track of time.
(d) Webster had no compunction against taking money for political favors.
Short Answer Questions
1. In spite of John Quincey Adams' clarity and political courage, what life-long need did he have?
2. What metaphoric comparison does Kennedy make to John Quincey Adams' Puritanism?
3. How did Daniel Webster describe and define himself?
4. Why was John Quincey Adams generally unhappy?
5. Whom did the Adams family say that the magistrate must serve?
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