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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What traits indicate that Adams suffered common human emotions?
(a) His hate and retribution against his enemies.
(b) Lapses in his Puritanical beliefs.
(c) Adams secret life of debauchery.
(d) Times of disappointment and hurt at loss of popularity.

2. Which of the following public offices did John Quincey Adams NOT hold?
(a) Senator.
(b) President.
(c) Supreme Court Justice.
(d) Congressman.

3. What was one of Benton's favorite sayings about himself?
(a) Benton will never compromise.
(b) Benton and Democracy are one and the same.
(c) Benton always knows what is right.
(d) Benton is a bull in a china shop.

4. Who was the first son of a former president to become president of the U.S.?
(a) Thomas Alva Edison.
(b) Geroge Washington Carver.
(c) Andrew Jefferson.
(d) John Quincey Adams.

5. What advantage did John Quincey Adams have as a politician?
(a) The confidence of coming from a strong political family.
(b) More money than anyone else.
(c) More education than experience.
(d) Ignorance of the Washington politics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Benton's behavior different when he was with his family from when he was involved in politics?

2. What effect did Webster's three-hour-long speech in the Senate have in 1850?

3. What does Kennedy say was a liability about Webster's immense popularity with both sides of the political spectrum?

4. What view did Webster take that made him unpopular with abolitionists?

5. For what conflict does Kennedy feel the most empathy?

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