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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?
(a) Adams secret life of debauchery.
(b) His hate and retribution against his enemies.
(c) Lapses in his Puritanical beliefs.
(d) Times of disappointment and hurt at loss of popularity.

2. Where did Houston deliver his acceptance speech after being elected Governor as an independent?
(a) On the steps of the Capitol building.
(b) At San Jacinto.
(c) In San Antonio, Texas.
(d) In Houston, Texas.

3. Although thought of as a crazy politician, what did John F. Kennedy see as a mark of courage in the man?
(a) He would do whatever was necessary to get re-elected.
(b) His stance on big government over states' rights.
(c) He would do what he thought was right regardless of his party or his popularity.
(d) He would stand up in the Senate without a gun.

4. What issue caused Benton finally to begin losing popularity in Missouri?
(a) Benton refused to own slaves.
(b) The Missouri voters felt allied to the South but Benton supported the Union.
(c) Benton had too many duels.
(d) The Missouri voters became ashamed of Benton's rough behavior.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What metaphoric comparison does Kennedy make to John Quincey Adams' Puritanism?

3. Why did Benton oppose the treaty of annexation of Texas?

4. What is the irony of Houston's defending the Northerner's rights to abolition?

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

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