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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. John Quincey Adams' mother was fond of saying John had been groomed to do what?
(a) Uphold the American legal system.
(b) Become a Puritan minister.
(c) Become Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(d) Write great books.

2. What Senator pulled a gun on Benton once?
(a) Senator William Cooper.
(b) Senator Aaron Burr.
(c) Senator Henry Foote.
(d) Senator Martin VanBuren.

3. Why was Webster a leader in the North prior to the Civil War?
(a) He was older than any other politician.
(b) He could out talk his opponents.
(c) He knew all the words in the dictionary.
(d) He had strong views against slavery.

4. For what prestigious university did Adams once work as a professor?
(a) Dartmouth.
(b) Princeton.
(c) Yale.
(d) Harvard.

5. In terms of service in office of both father and son, what similarity set them apart from presidents before and after them?
(a) Both father and son served three terms in office.
(b) Neither father nor son served a second term in office.
(c) Both father and son served during wartime.
(d) Neither father nor son served out a full term in office.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was rumored to be the cause of Houston's breakdown and resigning as Governor of Tennessee?

2. What was it about Benton that inspired the approval of his Missouri constituency?

3. What was the dichotomy concerning John Quincey Adams' father?

4. What Webster speech in the Senate became known by the date it was given?

5. Where did Houston say he wanted it written that he loved his country, he was a patriot, and he was devoted to the Union.

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