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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the one thing that Adams does not like about Paris?
(a) Wine
(b) Clothing
(c) Food
(d) Beggars

2. How did Adams perceive the Vice Presidency?
(a) A do-nothing job
(b) A civilized way to pass time
(c) A great honor
(d) A monument to service

3. What illness strikes many, including Washington, in May of 1790?
(a) Scarlet fever
(b) Influenza
(c) Tuberculosis
(d) Polio

4. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?
(a) The last insult
(b) A case for vengeance
(c) The Boston Massacre
(d) The final straw

5. Which was the only element of the Adamses house not in need of desperate tending?
(a) House
(b) Servants
(c) Garden
(d) Furniture

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are John Adams and John Bass going as the book begins?

2. Why did Abigail think the Southern delegates were hypocritical?

3. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?

4. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?

5. What was Adams' legacy to his grandchildren?

(see the answer key)

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