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Quiz about Presidential Inaugural Addresses

Presidential Inaugural Addresses Quiz

These are a few of my favorite quotes in some of the many presidential inaugural addresses. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by Vulcher. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Vulcher

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
203,619

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
377

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. When sworn in by Chief Justice John Marshall, President John Quincy Adams stated, "people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin."

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False

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Question 2 of 10

2. In his first and only term in office, this president told the American people, "Freedom can never yield its fullness of blessings...or its administration places the smallest obstacle in the pathway of any virtuous citizen." Hint

President James A. Garfield

President Rutherford B. Hayes

President Grover Cleveland

President William McKinley

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Question 3 of 10

3. Civil War President Abraham Lincoln once told his supporters, "Social equality is not a subject to be legislated upon...except to give a fair chance to develop what there is good..."

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. President ________ stated, "Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship." Hint

Andrew Johnson

Harry S. Truman

Lyndon B. Johnson

Theodore Roosevelt

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Question 5 of 10

5. After very turbulent and trying times in American history, newly-elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt stated, "The passion for freedom is on the rise...there can be no nobler...task for America to undertake on this day of a new beginning."

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Question 6 of 10

6. President Walter Mondale stated at his ceremony, "We need harmony, we have had a chorus of discordant voices."

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False

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Question 7 of 10

7. Administered by Chief Justice Roger Taney, President _________ said "Good citizens may well claim the protection of good laws and...but a claim for office is what the people of a republic should never recognize." Hint

John Adams

George Washington

Franklin Pierce

John F. Kennedy

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which two-term 20th century president said, "Powerful people manoeuvre for position and worry endlessly about who is in and who is out ... forgetting those people whose toil and sweat sends us here and pays our way". Hint

President Ronald W. Reagan

President Richard M. Nixon

President Franklin D. Roosevelt

President William J. Clinton

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Question 9 of 10

9. President Coolidge stated, "if we wish to continue to be distinctively American, we must continue to make that term comprehensive enough to embrace...a civilized and enlightened people."

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False

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Question 10 of 10

10. One president stated in his second inaugural address, "By our efforts, we have lit a...fire in the minds of men. It warms those who feel its power, it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world." Hint

George W. Bush

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Ronald W. Reagan

Ulysses S. Grant

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. When sworn in by Chief Justice John Marshall, President John Quincy Adams stated, "people themselves become the willing instruments of their own debasement and ruin."

Answer: False

President Monroe was the one who stated this. He took the oath of office from the House Chamber because the Washington Capitol was under construction after a fire.

Answer: President James A. Garfield

James A. Garfield was given the oath of office by Chief Justice Morrison Waite while it was snowing outside.

3. Civil War President Abraham Lincoln once told his supporters, "Social equality is not a subject to be legislated upon...except to give a fair chance to develop what there is good..."

Answer: False

This occured during President U.S. Grant's re-election ceremony. The entire time, the temperature did not rise above zero all day. Because of this, some avoided ceremonies near the Washington Capitol.

4. President ________ stated, "Toward all other nations, large and small, our attitude must be one of cordial and sincere friendship."

Answer: Theodore Roosevelt

Upon the death of President William McKinley, President Teddy Roosevelt took the oath of office on March 4, 1905. At his ceremony, President Roosevelt's was one of the largest and most diverse of any that has ever happened.

Answer: False

False! President Jimmy Carter was the one to say this. President Carter served as president from 1977-1981. He had many jobs before becoming president. They included an engineer, peanut farmer, and governor of Georgia.

6. President Walter Mondale stated at his ceremony, "We need harmony, we have had a chorus of discordant voices."

Answer: False

The answer is false. Walter Mondale never served as president! He did however serve as Jimmy Carter's Vice-President from 1977-1981. President George H.W. Bush is the one who said this. The first President Bush served as president from 1989-1993.

Answer: Franklin Pierce

President Franklin Pierce is the only President of the United States ever to choose "to affirm" rather than "to swear" the executive oath of office. He did this based on his religious beliefs.

Answer: President William J. Clinton

In 1996, Bill Clinton was the first Democratic president to be re-elected to a second term since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

9. President Coolidge stated, "if we wish to continue to be distinctively American, we must continue to make that term comprehensive enough to embrace...a civilized and enlightened people."

Answer: True

When running for office, President Calvin Coolidge ran on the slogan "Keep Cool with Coolidge."

Answer: George W. Bush

The Bush family is the second family in history to have both a father and son to serve as president. The first family to do this of course was the Adams family.

Source: Author Vulcher

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