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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What prevented Adams from attending his mother's funeral?
(a) Threatening weather
(b) Religious differences
(c) A long-standing feud
(d) The prospect of war

2. What is the state of Nabby's marriage?
(a) Content
(b) Troubled
(c) Very happy
(d) Separated

3. Who is put in charge of the Adamses financial affairs?
(a) Rev. John Higham
(b) Dr. Cotton Tufts
(c) Benjamin Blackstone, Esq.
(d) Dr. Henry Rush

4. What did Adams believe of the men gathered with him in Philadelphia?
(a) They wanted to declare war on France
(b) They were interested primarily in entertainment events
(c) They were mental midgets
(d) Their minds were unsurpassed by an in history

5. What did Adams say happened to some of his letters sent to Abigail during this time?
(a) The were intercepted by the ministry
(b) They were inspected before being mailed
(c) They were intercepted by spies
(d) They were "lost to Neptune"

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Adams abandon after trying for a year?

2. What did many people do at Washington's departure?

3. What prompts Abigail to write to Jefferson after 17 years of silence?

4. Why does Adams say that Vice President is the only position he will accept?

5. What area did John Adams choose for his profession?

(see the answer key)

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