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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of business did Houston open in Arkansas?
(a) Trading post.
(b) Tour guide service.
(c) Law practice.
(d) Lumber mill.

2. Who lived fairly close to Houston at this time?
(a) Turnbull.
(b) Trimble.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Calhoun.

3. Who was elected to be president amidst a deadlock in the House?
(a) Adams.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Monroe.
(d) Madison.

4. What item did Houston begin to carry with him in town?
(a) Bayonet.
(b) Dueling pistol.
(c) Hickory cane.
(d) Bow and arrow.

5. In what year was Sam Houston born?
(a) 1788.
(b) 1793.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1803.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was Houston challenged by a Congressman?

2. What was Houston's drink of choice?

3. What subject did Houston want to study at a "proper" academy?

4. In what year was Houston elected to the House of Representatives?

5. What was the name of the plantation owned by the grandfather?

(see the answer key)

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