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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Benton's most effective weapons as a fighter?
(a) Wit and sarcasm.
(b) Guns and canons.
(c) Knives and bull whips.
(d) Friends and relatives.

2. What occurred during a duel that gave Benton a reputation as something of a thug?
(a) He rigged the other pistol so it wouldn't fire.
(b) He threw down his gun and beat the man with his fists.
(c) He had a sniper actually shoot the opponent.
(d) He killed a U. S. District Attorney.

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

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

5. What is an irony of Benton's opposition to the slave states?
(a) He refused to go against his own party.
(b) He owned slaves himself.
(c) He was a descendent of a slave.
(d) He opposed abolition.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What leader who was at odds with Adams' father did John Quincey find himself agreeing with quite often?

4. What issue caused Benton finally to begin losing popularity in Missouri?

5. In PROFILES IN COURAGE, what does John F. Kennedy fear the American public has forgotten?

(see the answer key)

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