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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?
(a) Abolish slavery
(b) Settle the western territory
(c) Establish a voting system
(d) Avoid war with France

2. Who led the opposition effort against Adams?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Aaron Burr
(c) John Pickering
(d) Alexander Hamilton

3. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?
(a) He would be hanged
(b) He was powerless
(c) He would be president
(d) He would be District Attorney

4. What is a Te Deum?
(a) A religious service
(b) A dance
(c) An opera
(d) A French food

5. Who did Adams say depended on Congress' decision to split from England?
(a) His church
(b) His family
(c) Unborn generations
(d) New England

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?

2. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?

3. What made Jefferson decide to accept a position in Paris?

4. Which was the only element of the Adamses house not in need of desperate tending?

5. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?

(see the answer key)

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