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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What month did Jefferson's daughter pass away?

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

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

4. What year were the letters in Chapter 10 written?

5. When did Jefferson establish the University of Virginia?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Dr. Rush and why did he help Adams and Jefferson reconcile their differences?

2. According to Jefferson's letters in Chapter 8, what caused him to be angry at Adams?

3. How did Adams and Jefferson find their financial situations later in their lives?

4. How was Adams' political work misinterpreted?

5. In Chapter 10, which source of information did Adams inform Jefferson he had given up and why?

6. What did Adams and Jefferson think about the century's impact on human nature?

7. How did Adams and Jefferson refer to their illnesses in the 1818 letters?

8. When did Adams and Jefferson pass away, and what thoughts did they have about their lives?

9. What interests did Adams and Jefferson have in the later years of their correspondence?

10. What tested the friendship of Adams and Jefferson in 1813?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the theme of friendship in The Adams-Jefferson Letters and how the friendship of Adams and Jefferson endured through time, tests, and silence.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the aspects of aristocracy, why it was considered a threat to freedom, and the outlook of Adams and Jefferson on the ways to limit aristocracy.

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the historical significance of The Adams-Jefferson Letters, including an explanation of the importance of the country's foundation, and the value of the direct words of the founders.

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