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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. To what country does Adams move to seek financial aid?
(a) Italy
(b) Holland
(c) Spain
(d) Germany

2. How long had Adams lived overseas at the time he returns home in 1788?
(a) 5 years
(b) 3 years
(c) 7 years
(d) 10 years

3. Where are John Adams and John Bass going as the book begins?
(a) To France
(b) To a town meeting
(c) To visit George Washington
(d) To church

4. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?
(a) The last insult
(b) A case for vengeance
(c) The final straw
(d) The Boston Massacre

5. What does Adams vow after the signing of the document?
(a) To go back to practicing law
(b) To move to Europe
(c) To never be away from Abigail that long again
(d) To learn to speak as many foreign languages as possible

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year was John Adams born?

2. To whom is the Adams family farm rented?

3. Who crafted the words of the Declaration of Independence?

4. What illness strikes many, including Washington, in May of 1790?

5. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?

(see the answer key)

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