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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?
(a) Webster had many affairs his wife did not know about.
(b) Webster had no compunction against taking money for political favors.
(c) Webster was a compulsive gambler.
(d) Webster was an alcoholic and often lost track of time.

2. What does Kennedy suggest prevents a lot of people from acting courageously?
(a) Averice and greed.
(b) Social and public pressures.
(c) Fear of the unknown.
(d) Not enough education about courage.

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

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

5. What was one argument Webster made for compromising on the question of slavery?
(a) If the Union divided, slavery might even become stronger in the Southern states.
(b) Northerns would be able to have slaves legally.
(c) Slavery would eventually dry up because there were fewer traders.
(d) World opinion would eventually settle the question.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Senator pulled a gun on Benton once?

3. Who suggested that Senators were vulgar demagogues?

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

5. How did Daniel Webster describe and define himself?

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