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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position did Lamar take after the Civil War?
(a) That those who supported the Union should be tried as war criminals.
(b) The way to end the South's suffering was compromise and reconciliation with the North.
(c) That laws needed to be enacted to punish carpetbaggers.
(d) That people should save their confederate money.

2. What disease cut short Lamar's military career?
(a) Laryngitis.
(b) Apoplexy.
(c) Dyptheria.
(d) Polio.

3. According to Kennedy, what makes it difficult to recognize courageous acts when they do occur?
(a) The secrecy of most courageous acts.
(b) Self interest that only looks like courage.
(c) Business concerns and the competition for attention from the public.
(d) Media bias one way or the other.

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

5. After Houston's removal from the Senate, what office did he run for and win as an independent?
(a) Governor of Texas.
(b) Senator from Tennessee.
(c) House of Representatives.
(d) Attorney General of Texas.

Short Answer Questions

1. What Senator had to be carried into the Senate to cast his vote on Johnson's impeachment?

2. All of the examples in Kennedy's book speak of courage in what arena?

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

4. How did Lamar view the free silver movement of 1877?

5. Why was it considered a contradiction when Houston supported temperance?

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