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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the British do while Jefferson was trying to secure the commercial treaty, in Chapter 4?
(a) They delayed, but did not show indifference.
(b) They neither delayed nor showed indifference.
(c) They delayed and showed indifference.
(d) They showed indifference, but did not delay.

2. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?
(a) By an Original Member of the House of Burgesses.
(b) By a Native and Member of the House of Burgesses.
(c) By a Native and Founding Member of the House of Burgesses.
(d) By a Founding Member of the House of Burgesses.

3. Where did Adams negotiate with the Portuguese?
(a) Naples.
(b) Zurich.
(c) London.
(d) Paris.

4. Which queen protected American vessels from the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?
(a) Sofia.
(b) Maria.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Joanna.

5. What did Adams and Jefferson use to support their positions in the letters?
(a) Cases from history, other people's opinions, and literature.
(b) Cases from history and literature.
(c) Literature and other people's opinions.
(d) Cases from history and other people's opinions.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?

2. Why were Adams and Jefferson effectively matched in mental power and training?

3. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?

4. How long had Adams and Jefferson served as delegates in the lower house of their local legislatures when they met?

5. In order to design a trade treatise, what position was Jefferson given by Congress in 1784?

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