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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which American envoy disliked both Adams and Franklin?
(a) Edward Biddle
(b) Arthur Lee
(c) William Pierce
(d) Silas Deane
2. At what location are Washington's troops fighting the invading British troops in August 1776?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) Boston
(c) Charleston
(d) New York
3. Where was the boarding school in which Adams enrolled his sons located?
(a) Provence
(b) Orleans
(c) Passy
(d) Nice
4. According to congress, how long should judges serve?
(a) 4 years
(b) 10 years
(c) 15 years
(d) For life
5. Which French Minister favored Franklin to Adams?
(a) The Comte de Vergennes
(b) The Comte de Passy
(c) Count Rochambeau
(d) The Marquis de Lafayette
Short Answer Questions
1. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?
2. When was the Boston Tea Party?
3. In what location does the book begin?
4. What does Adams do when the ship is beached for repairs in Spain?
5. What was an important topic of debate related to the Articles of Confederation?
Short Essay Questions
1. Explain the toll that Adams' work in Congress is taking on his personal life.
2. What was Adams' relationship with John Quincy during this time?
3. What did Adams come to realize about the tensions among the American envoys in Paris?
4. What was Adams' experience at the Second Continental Congress which began in February of 1776?
5. What was Adams' overall opinion of the First Continental Congress?
6. What were the circumstances of the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence?
7. What was the nature of the meeting requested by British General Howe with Adams, Franklin and Rutledge?
8. What was the final perception of Adams' role in the fight for independence?
9. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" went a long way to rally New Englanders to war. Explain how John Adams found weakness in Paine and his document.
10. How did Adams acclimate himself to Holland?
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