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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Benton's reputation for being crazy become problematic to his opponents?
(a) They feared he would challenge them to a duel.
(b) They thought people would think they were picking on Benton.
(c) They feared he would blow up the capitol building.
(d) They never knew what he might do next.

2. What is the example of some advice Kennedy received when he first became a Congressman?
(a) Listen and do what the majority are doing.
(b) The way to go is to make your own decisions.
(c) Follow the yellow brick road.
(d) The way to get along is to go along.

3. How did Benton urge support for expansion to the West?
(a) He voted to give tax breaks to manufacturers of wagons.
(b) He supported communications methods such as the telegraph, the Pony Express and roadways that ran into the country.
(c) He pushed a measure giving extra benefits to leaders of wagon trains.
(d) He made a Congressional junket to Oregon.

4. What was Benton's characteristic that early on made his constituents love him?
(a) His political favors.
(b) His fearlessness.
(c) His humble nature.
(d) His sense of humor.

5. How did Webster's constituents view his stand on compromise with the slave states?
(a) It drew their wrath.
(b) They supported him wholeheartedly.
(c) They were proud of their native son.
(d) They thought he should run for President.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was Daniel Webster known for during his lifetime?

3. What did the historian Wharton say about Houston's courage as he fought against Texas' secession from the Union?

4. In terms of service in office of both father and son, what similarity set them apart from presidents before and after them?

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

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