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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?
(a) Secretary of state.
(b) Chief advisor.
(c) Secretary of Treasury.
(d) Speaker of the house.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 1, which of Adams' skills stood out to Jefferson?
(a) His oratorical and writing ability, and sound head.
(b) His oratorical ability and sound head.
(c) His writing ability and sound head.
(d) His oratorical and writing ability.

3. When did Jefferson's wife pass away?
(a) 1780.
(b) 1782.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1781.

4. Which type of issues did Adams and Jefferson discuss primarily when their correspondence resumed?
(a) Economical.
(b) Personal.
(c) Political.
(d) Philisophical.

5. When was Jefferson a governor?
(a) From 1778 to 1780.
(b) From 1779 to 1781.
(c) From 1777 to 1778.
(d) From 1780 to 1782.

Short Answer Questions

1. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?

2. What did the British do while Jefferson was trying to secure the commercial treaty, in Chapter 4?

3. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?

4. What year was the treaty between Algeria and the U.S.?

5. Besides letters, what else did Adams and Jefferson write?

(see the answer key)

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