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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?
(a) He used everything he collected for his favorite charities.
(b) He published his gifts in the newspaper.
(c) He considered them gifts from God and from voters or constituents who Webster believed were created in God's image.
(d) He shared the gifts with other Senators and Congressmen.

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

3. What was Daniel Webster known for during his lifetime?
(a) As a writer of fiction.
(b) As a squeaky voiced speaker.
(c) As a politician who opposed any kind of compromise.
(d) As a particularly eloquent speaker.

4. What advantage do minority special interest groups have to influence elected officials?
(a) Being articulate and able to sway the public.
(b) Not needing money to get their message across.
(c) Being able to get medial coverage without a budget.
(d) Being watchdogs on everything the official does.

5. What is ironic about Texas secession on March 2?
(a) It was Houston's brithday.
(b) It was the anniversary of Houston's election to the Senate.
(c) It was the day Houston became governor.
(d) It was the anniversary of the battle of San Jacinto.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When Houston ran away from home in his childhood, where did he go?

3. John Quincey Adams was a Senator from what state?

4. What questionable arrangement kept Webster in the Senate when he was about to resign?

5. What trait of Adams ultimately caused him to suffer great disappointments?

(see the answer key)

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