The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

Lester J. Cappon
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The Adams-Jefferson Letters: The Complete Correspondence Between Thomas Jefferson and Abigail and John Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year were the letters in Chapter 10 written?
(a) 1814.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1813.

2. Which state's Compromise of 1820 concerned Adams and Jefferson, in Chapter 12?
(a) Montana.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Missouri.

3. How did Adams and Jefferson think the conditions were in the eighteenth century?
(a) Improved in some ways.
(b) Changed drastically.
(c) Changed slightly.
(d) Improved for all.

4. When were the public school systems set up in Virginia?
(a) The 1870s.
(b) The 1880s.
(c) The 1890s.
(d) The 1860s.

5. How did the communication between Adams and Jefferson resume?
(a) The had a conversation at a political meeting.
(b) Adams wrote to Jefferson.
(c) They both wrote to each other at the same time.
(d) Jefferson wrote to Adams.

6. When was the last letter in Chapter 8 written?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) January.

7. Who stopped the correspondence, at the end of Chapter 8?
(a) Neither Abigail nor Jefferson.
(b) It was mutual.
(c) Abigail.
(d) Jefferson.

8. During the time that Jefferson served as secretary of state, how many letters did he write to Adams about foreign policy?
(a) One.
(b) Four.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

9. What was taking place because of the influence of Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution?
(a) Representative government was spreading in Europe.
(b) Representative government was spreading in Europe and other countries.
(c) Representative government was spreading in countries outside of Europe.
(d) Representative government was the only style used in Europe.

10. Which month was the last letter in Chapter 10 written?
(a) February.
(b) July.
(c) November.
(d) December.

11. Which cause did Jefferson focus on later in his life?
(a) Updating the Declaration.
(b) Establishing the University of Virginia.
(c) Supporting new presidential candidates.
(d) Updating the Constitution.

12. In Chapter 10, how was Jefferson's outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?
(a) He was optimistic.
(b) He was uncertain.
(c) He was skeptical.
(d) He was concerned.

13. What did Dr. Rush do in an attempt to convince Adams and Jefferson to begin corresponding again?
(a) He wrote letters only to Jefferson.
(b) He wrote letters only to Adams.
(c) He wrote letters to the other friends of Adams and Jefferson.
(d) He wrote letters to both Adams and Jefferson.

14. How long before their deaths did Adams and Jefferson write to each other?
(a) Four months.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) One month.

15. How did Adams and Jefferson approach politics in their letters, in Chapter 9?
(a) They did not discuss it at all.
(b) They only tried to avoid it in the initial letters after the correspondence has resumed.
(c) They mostly tried to avoid it.
(d) They discussed it frequently.

Short Answer Questions

1. As Adams recognized, where did aristocracies exist?

2. What year did both Adams and Jefferson pass away?

3. Besides the depression, what type of problems were Adams and Jefferson following in England during the post-war world after 1815?

4. When did Jefferson step down as secretary of state?

5. When did Jefferson establish the University of Virginia?

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