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Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Quiz

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How long did Lamar serve in the United States Senate?

a)

2 years

b)

4 years

c)

6 years

d)

8 years

2.

What was Lamar's unpopular vote against in 1878?

a)

The Fifteenth Amendment

b)

The Bland–Allison Act

c)

The Civil Rights Act

d)

The Emancipation Proclamation

3.

What tragic event occurred in Lamar's family when he was nine years old?

a)

His mother passed away

b)

His father committed suicide

c)

His sister died

d)

His brother was killed

4.

In which book was Lamar featured for his eulogy for Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner?

a)

Profiles in Courage

b)

The Great Gatsby

c)

To Kill a Mockingbird

d)

The Catcher in the Rye

5.

What role did Lamar play in the drafting of Mississippi's Ordinance of Secession?

a)

He opposed it

b)

He helped draft it

c)

He was unaware of it

d)

He protested against it

6.

What was Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II's profession before entering politics?

a)

Doctor

b)

Lawyer

c)

Engineer

d)

Teacher

7.

Who headed the event where Lamar gave a closing address in Richmond?

a)

Abraham Lincoln

b)

Jefferson Davis

c)

Ulysses S. Grant

d)

Andrew Johnson

8.

In which state did Lamar establish his legal practice?

a)

Alabama

b)

Georgia

c)

Mississippi

d)

Tennessee

9.

What position did Lamar hold in Grover Cleveland's administration?

a)

Secretary of State

b)

Secretary of the Interior

c)

Secretary of Defense

d)

Secretary of Education

10.

What happened on June 21, 1871, in federal court in Oxford?

a)

Lamar was praised for his defense of African Americans

b)

Lamar objected to a witness identifying Klan members

c)

Lamar supported the Fifteenth Amendment

d)

Lamar was awarded a law license

11.

After the Civil War, where did Lamar teach?

a)

University of Alabama

b)

University of Georgia

c)

University of Mississippi

d)

University of Tennessee

12.

In which year was Lamar elected to the United States House of Representatives for the first time?

a)

1850

b)

1856

c)

1861

d)

1873

13.

What action did the federal judge, Gholson, take against Lamar?

a)

Permanently revoked his law license

b)

Temporarily revoked his law license

c)

Awarded him a medal of honor

d)

Promoted him to a higher court

14.

Which military regiment did Lamar help raise?

a)

10th Mississippi Infantry

b)

19th Mississippi Infantry

c)

25th Mississippi Infantry

d)

30th Mississippi Infantry

15.

Where was Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II born and educated?

a)

Mississippi

b)

Alabama

c)

Georgia

d)

Tennessee

16.

What was significant about Lamar's appointment to the Supreme Court?

a)

First Northerner appointed

b)

First Southerner appointed since the Civil War

c)

First African American appointed

d)

First woman appointed

17.

What did Lamar look forward to in his speech in Richmond?

a)

The end of the Civil War

b)

A country to live for, pray for, fight for, and die for

c)

The abolition of slavery

d)

The rise of the Republican Party

18.

When was Lamar confirmed as a Supreme Court Justice?

a)

1885

b)

1888

c)

1890

d)

1893

19.

What did Lamar passionately defend?

a)

The Northern way of life

b)

The Southern way of life and the Ku Klux Klan

c)

The abolition of slavery

d)

The rights of African Americans