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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ___________________ wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls."
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Paine
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) Samuel Adams

2. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?
(a) Diptheria
(b) Smallpox
(c) Measles
(d) Bubonic plague

3. What was the Olive Branch Petition?
(a) A document aimed at reconciliation with Britain
(b) A document petitioning the delegates to behave civilly
(c) A new ruling by the Supreme Court
(d) A document sent to France to avoid war

4. What did Adams believe of the men gathered with him in Philadelphia?
(a) Their minds were unsurpassed by an in history
(b) They were interested primarily in entertainment events
(c) They wanted to declare war on France
(d) They were mental midgets

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

6. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) Canada
(d) France

7. How many votes were necessary to declare independence?
(a) 12
(b) Unanimous
(c) 4
(d) 8

8. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Military messages
(b) Dispatches
(c) Long letters
(d) Short notes

9. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?
(a) The Philanderer
(b) The Village Idiot
(c) The Old Conjurer
(d) The Imposter

10. What is the name of Jefferson's Virginia home?
(a) Monticello
(b) Montgomery
(c) Belle Monde
(d) Mont Verde

11. Which of the Americans was the first to sign the Treaty of Paris?
(a) Henry Laurens
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) John Adams

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

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

14. What did Adams call Abigail in addition to being a choice wife?
(a) An herbalist
(b) A physician
(c) A linguist
(d) A stateswoman

15. What appears to be Adams' only joy during this difficult period?
(a) Traveling around Holland
(b) Learning Dutch
(c) John Quincy
(d) Charles

Short Answer Questions

1. Who accompanied Adams to France?

2. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?

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

4. To what city does Adams go to attend another session of Congress?

5. What was the name of the ship that took Abigail and Nabby to England?

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