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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What effect did Webster's three-hour-long speech in the Senate have in 1850?
(a) It helped hold off the Civil War for a good ten years.
(b) It gave the South the idea of secession.
(c) It made many political allies for Webster.
(d) It rallied the North to declare war on the South.

2. How did Daniel Webster describe and define himself?
(a) As a debator who loved to take any opposing view.
(b) Not as a Massachusetts man but as an American.
(c) As a free thinker opposed to the Union.
(d) As a citizen of the world.

3. What do the subject of PROFILES IN COURAGE all have in common?
(a) They all lost elections and then won them the next time.
(b) They were all Democrats.
(c) They were all Republicans.
(d) They all served as U. S. Senators.

4. Why was Ross targeted for surveillance and harassment before the Johnson trial.
(a) Stanton thought he could intimidate Ross with his military connections.
(b) Both sides believed he was weak willed.
(c) He was using his secret to gain political notariety.
(d) He kept silent on how he might vote.

5. How was Benton's behavior different when he was with his family from when he was involved in politics?
(a) He was easy on political opponents and harsh on his family.
(b) He was always warm and gentle around his family.
(c) He held his family by fear.
(d) He hid his wife's mental illness from the public.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was one of Benton's favorite sayings about himself?

2. What was Webster's justification for accepting political gifts and money?

3. What does Kennedy see as Webster's moral flaw?

4. Did Norris always oppose President Wilson's measures?

5. What disease cut short Lamar's military career?

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