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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what government office is John Quincy elected after returning from Europe?
(a) Governor of Massachusetts
(b) Mayor of Quincy
(c) U.S. Congress
(d) Massachusetts Senate

2. What near-fatal illness does Abigail contract?
(a) Malaria
(b) Scarlet fever
(c) Influenza
(d) Typhoid fever

3. What controversial nomination did Adams make as minister plenipotentiary to the French Republic in the matter of negotiating a new treaty?
(a) William Vans Murray
(b) John Jay
(c) John Quincy Adams
(d) Charles Adams

4. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?
(a) Give me liberty or give me death.
(b) God bless the United States of America
(c) So help me God.
(d) United we stand, divided we fall.

5. With whom does Adams begin a pleasant correspondence through letters?
(a) Nabby Adams Smith
(b) Martha Washington
(c) John Jay
(d) Dr. Benjamin Rush

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?

2. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?

3. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?

4. What interest did Adams and Jefferson share?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Chapter 9 so appropriately titled "Old Oak"?

2. What were the personal and professional losses Adams experienced in the fall of 1800?

3. What were Adams' main points in his presidential inauguration speech in March of 1797?

4. What did Adams observe about the new America that had emerged in his absence?

5. How could Adams' creed for his life be summed up?

6. What were the Adamses first observations of life in London?

7. What were John and Abigail's concerns for their children during this period?

8. What was the state of the country when Adams turned it over to Jefferson?

9. Explain why keeping peace was a guiding principle for Adams in his presidency?

10. How were the Adamses met when they returned to Boston after living in Europe for so long?

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