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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is ultimately signed on September 3, 1783?
(a) The Treaty of Paris
(b) Olive Branch Resolution
(c) Dutch Amnesty Resolution
(d) The Declaration of Independence

2. In what year does the book begin?
(a) 1776
(b) 1800
(c) 1775
(d) 1821

3. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Ann
(b) Abigail
(c) Martha
(d) Amy

4. What precipitates Abigail's sailing to London?
(a) John is ill and needs her
(b) She wants Nabby to have an English education
(c) John is appointed Ambassador to the British Court
(d) She and John are going on a second honeymoon

5. Where was John Adams born?
(a) Cambridge, Massachusetts
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(c) Braintree, Massachusetts
(d) Groton, Massachusetts

Short Answer Questions

1. Where are John Adams and John Bass going as the book begins?

2. What is a Te Deum?

3. Who defended the British soldiers accused of killing the British citizens?

4. What did Adams do in May of 1782?

5. How long did it take for letters to cross the Atlantic?

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