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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With whom does Abigail become good friends while in Paris?
(a) Debbie Franklin
(b) Marie Antoinette
(c) Martha Jefferson
(d) The wife of the Marquis de Lafayette

2. When did Abigail and Nabby arrive in London?
(a) August 20, 1784
(b) July 20, 1784
(c) July 20, 1785
(d) June 20, 1784

3. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) Boston
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Trenton
(d) New York

4. What event causes Congress to flee from Philadelphia?
(a) The Battle of Saratoga
(b) A smallpox epidemic
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(d) The Battle of Brandywine Creek

5. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?
(a) 2 days
(b) 2 weeks
(c) 2 months
(d) 2 years

6. What is Novangelus?
(a) The New Geometry
(b) The November Sun
(c) The New Angel
(d) The New Englander

7. Who do Abigail and Nabby encounter in Boston?
(a) Benjamin and Debbie Franklin
(b) George and Martha Washington
(c) Charles Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson and James Hemings

8. Why did Benjamin Franklin go to Canada during this time?
(a) To see family members
(b) To determine if Canda would become the 14th colony
(c) To intervene in the French and Indian War
(d) To go hunting

9. Who helps Adams become acclimated to living in Paris?
(a) Francois Ledeaux
(b) Franklin Bache
(c) Silas Deane
(d) Benjamin Franklin

10. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?
(a) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(b) They ran out of tea
(c) The king has recalled them
(d) Illness is running rampant

11. What was the name of the ship that took Abigail and Nabby to England?
(a) Armistice
(b) Solstice
(c) Armada
(d) Active

12. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?
(a) 50
(b) 75
(c) 70
(d) 65

13. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?
(a) A north wind
(b) An igloo
(c) An ice chunk
(d) A frozen Laplander

14. In what Paris suburb did the Adamses find a house for their stay in France?
(a) Auteuil
(b) Neuilly
(c) Passy
(d) Arcueil

15. In what year is the Second Continental Congress held?
(a) 1775
(b) 1774
(c) 1800
(d) 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Olive Branch Petition?

2. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?

3. Which of the following did Abigail not find Paris to be?

4. To what city does Adams move his family in 1768?

5. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?

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