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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the number of letters exchanged by Adams and Jefferson by 1820?
(a) 1,468.
(b) 1,024.
(c) 1,135.
(d) 1,267.

2. How many letters were exchanged between Adams and Jefferson between 1796 and 1801?
(a) None.
(b) A few.
(c) Several.
(d) A couple.

3. When did the letters of 1820 begin?
(a) January.
(b) March.
(c) February.
(d) April.

4. What month did Jefferson's daughter pass away?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) March.
(d) July.

5. When did Adams think even an aristocracy of virtue could be corrupted?
(a) If elected for long periods of time.
(b) If elected or unelected.
(c) If elected.
(d) If elected for short periods of time.

6. Which year did Adams and Jefferson battle each other for the presidency?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1792.

7. Why were few letters written between Adams and Jefferson early in their association?
(a) They did not have much to say.
(b) They spoke with each other frequently.
(c) They did not know each other's addresses.
(d) They preferred conversations.

8. What year did the letters in Chapter 9 begin?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1811.
(d) 1813.

9. How many years were covered, by the letters included in Chapter 11?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Seven.
(d) Ten.

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

11. Which year was the last letter in Chapter 11 written?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1817.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1814.

12. What did Adams and Jefferson think their age would help?
(a) Preventing future wars.
(b) Protecting Independence.
(c) Credibility.
(d) Posterity.

13. What was Jefferson's response to Abigail's correspondence, in Chapter 8?
(a) He was not surprised.
(b) He was happy.
(c) He was surprised.
(d) He was confused.

14. Which political concern did Adams have, in Chapter 10?
(a) How to change aristocracy.
(b) How to discourage aristocracy.
(c) How to control aristocracy.
(d) How to end aristocracy.

15. What did Adams and Jefferson blame Napoleon for?
(a) The commercial interests of the North and South.
(b) The political interests of the West.
(c) The political interests of the East.
(d) The commercial interests of other countries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time had passed before Abigail wrote Jefferson a letter?

2. Which month was the last letter in Chapter 10 written?

3. What age was Jefferson before the first academic session began at the University of Virginia?

4. Based on Adams' explanation, when did aristocracies exist?

5. What did Adams and Jefferson think about their past differences later in life?

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