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The Great American WhigQuiz

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Please remember that all the information you need is found on the Whig pages. The total number of points possible is 25. Good luck!

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1. Is Zach Taylor known as "Ol' Rough 'n' Ready?

True False

2. Which of these is the best president the US has ever had?

Ronnie Reagan
Zachary Taylor
John Tyler

3. I am silent on these issues:

Woman's sufferage and prohibition of alchohol
Slavery and the annexation of California
Death and Taxes

4. Which of these people is not hated by Whigs the world over?

Daniel Webster
John Tyler
The Dapper Little Magician, Martin van Buren

5. In 1833, Henry Clay and this man joined forces to form the Whig Party:

John C. Calhoun, who commanded the sun to stand still
Noah Webster, who taught America
George Washington, who founded this country

6. This man was the last Whig to make a showing of 1% or more of the popular vote:

Millard Fillmore
Winfield Scott
William Henry Harrison

7. I love the dapper "Little Van" Martin van Buren!

Yes I do!
Heavens no!  I hate his guts!

8. The Whigs "died" after this pivotal election year:

1844 vs. James Polk
1848 vs. Zachary Taylor
1852 vs. Franklin Pierce

9. Probably the biggest traitor to the Whig Party was Millard Fillmore.

True
False

10. According to Democrats in 1852, who is Frank Pierce?

"The Young Hickory of the Granite Hills!"
"Tippecanoe (and Tyler Too)!"
"Off to the White House, Ha Ha Ha!"


True-False only section:

11. I love the Hero of Buena Vista!

True
False

12. Millard Fillmore is a Democrat!

True
False

13. I love Whigs!

True
False

14. I know what the Whig Party is.

True
False

15. I like Jackson (Ol' Hickory).

True
False

16. "Californy Gold" and James K. Polk ruined my good times.

True
False

17. I enjoy regulating morality.

True
False

18. I know what creeping socialism is.

True
False

19. I know who Fat Taft is.

True
False

20. As a Whig, I would be in favor of (contemporary):

Illegalizing abortions, saying "You should have thought of that earlier!"
A new state

Bonus Question (5 points)

Which of these people would most likely be hated for their opinions by Whigs (had they been around):

Henry Clay, for his American System
Mark Hanna, for his control of President McKinley
Ronald Reagan, for his "deficeit spending" and a large defense budget
 

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This page was produced by the Center for Socratic Principles and the format (the source) is basically unisable as it is a cgi that you don't have.  Sorry.  I spent many many moons devising this test and I will be pissed if I find it elsewhere on the Internet.  Yes indeed, I will be pissed.
Made by Brian Horlor, 5-2-2000