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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which type of issues did Adams and Jefferson discuss primarily when their correspondence resumed?
(a) Personal.
(b) Economical.
(c) Political.
(d) Philisophical.

2. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?
(a) The American Commission.
(b) The American Delegation.
(c) The American Representatives.
(d) The American Ambassadors.

3. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?
(a) July 4.
(b) June 10.
(c) June 4.
(d) July 10.

4. When was the last letter in Chapter 4 written?
(a) July, 1787.
(b) February, 1787.
(c) October, 1787.
(d) January, 1787.

5. Where did Adams observe Jefferson's presidency?
(a) New York.
(b) Washington.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Quincy.

6. As mentioned in Chapter 4, when did Jefferson visit England on Adams' request?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1785.
(d) 1786.

7. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?
(a) After their presidencies.
(b) During college.
(c) At a young age.
(d) During their presidencies.

8. Which term did Adams and Jefferson begin to use to describe their positions in Chapter 3?
(a) Odiplomats.
(b) Otraders.
(c) Oeconomists.
(d) Onegotiators.

9. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?
(a) Speaker of the house.
(b) Secretary of Treasury.
(c) Chief advisor.
(d) Secretary of state.

10. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?
(a) January, 1774.
(b) February, 1774.
(c) January, 1775.
(d) February, 1775.

11. Which type of effect did Adams think Shay's Rebellion would have on government?
(a) It would reduce its power.
(b) It would maintain its power.
(c) It would add to its power.
(d) It would have no effect.

12. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?
(a) Five percent.
(b) Ten percent.
(c) Fourteen percent.
(d) One percent.

13. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?
(a) The Europeans' encouragement of it.
(b) The Europeans' tolerance of it.
(c) The lack of solutions to stop it.
(d) The lack of awareness of it.

14. As mentioned in Chapter 1, which of Adams' skills stood out to Jefferson?
(a) His oratorical and writing ability.
(b) His writing ability and sound head.
(c) His oratorical and writing ability, and sound head.
(d) His oratorical ability and sound head.

15. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Getting too involved with European politics.
(b) Ignoring European politics.
(c) Reducing trade with Europe.
(d) Increasing trade with Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?

2. Along with Adams and Jefferson, how many other people were on the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?

3. In 1784, how much experience did Adams have in diplomacy?

4. Which years were the letters written that are included in Chapter 1?

5. When did Vergennes pass away?

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