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

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) Where to look for courage in a politician.
(c) What courage actually is.
(d) The basic principles our country was founded on.

2. How did one reporter categorize elected officials?
(a) That people thought everything they said was untrue.
(b) That people elected them on their looks.
(c) That they were gluttons for mental punishment.
(d) That they needed to be good public speakers.

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

4. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?
(a) He would not address the subject of slavery because he though it would just go away.
(b) He refused to argue against salvery when he went to the Southern states.
(c) He did not feel that being a part of a Union that allowed slavery in some territories a viable alternative.
(d) He was a strong supporter of the Union and believed compromise on slavery was more important than breaking up the nation.

5. What leader who was at odds with Adams' father did John Quincey find himself agreeing with quite often?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the first pressure of Americans that keeps them from acting courageously according to Kennedy?

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

3. What was the dichotomy concerning John Quincey Adams' father?

4. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?

5. What is an irony of Benton's opposition to the slave states?

(see the answer key)

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