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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. On what day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) July 1, 1776
(b) July 5, 1776
(c) July 4, 1775
(d) July 4, 1776
2. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?
(a) He would be District Attorney
(b) He would be hanged
(c) He would be president
(d) He was powerless
3. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?
(a) 65
(b) 50
(c) 70
(d) 75
4. Who defended the British soldiers accused of killing the British citizens?
(a) Thomas Paine
(b) John Adams
(c) Samuel Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson
5. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Ann
(b) Amy
(c) Abigail
(d) Martha
6. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?
(a) Bella
(b) Brandywine
(c) Boston
(d) Brigadier
7. To whom is the Adams family farm rented?
(a) Samuel Adams
(b) Benjamin Blackstone
(c) Phoebe Abdee
(d) Dr. Rush
8. How long did it take for the Declaration of Independence document to be printed for signatures?
(a) 1 day
(b) 1 hour
(c) 1 month
(d) 1 week
9. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?
(a) The Philanderer
(b) The Imposter
(c) The Old Conjurer
(d) The Village Idiot
10. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?
(a) A north wind
(b) An igloo
(c) A frozen Laplander
(d) An ice chunk
11. In what year does the book begin?
(a) 1775
(b) 1821
(c) 1800
(d) 1776
12. At what location are Washington's troops fighting the invading British troops in August 1776?
(a) New York
(b) Charleston
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Boston
13. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?
(a) Illness is running rampant
(b) The king has recalled them
(c) They ran out of tea
(d) The Battle of Bunker Hill
14. What event occurred in May of 1765 that enraged the colonists?
(a) The French and Indian War
(b) The Boston Tea Party
(c) The Stamp Act
(d) The Olive Branch Document
15. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Dispatches
(b) Short notes
(c) Long letters
(d) Military messages
Short Answer Questions
1. Which of the Americans was the first to sign the Treaty of Paris?
2. Why did John Adams go to Philadelphia in 1774?
3. What does John find it difficult to do when writing to Abigail?
4. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?
5. With whom do Adams and George Washington meet in January of 1776?
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