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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which obstacles of Independence concerned Adams and Jefferson in 1777?
(a) Financing the war, public opinion, and regulating trade.
(b) Financing the war and public opinion.
(c) Public opinion and regulating trade.
(d) Financing the war and regulating trade.

2. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?
(a) The letters during 1801.
(b) The letters after 1801.
(c) The letters before 1801.
(d) The letters both before and after 1801.

3. How was Adams described in the Introduction?
(a) Short, round, and jovial.
(b) Short, slender, and reserved.
(c) Short, slender, and jovial.
(d) Short, round, and reserved.

4. When did Jefferson join Adams and Benjamin Franklin in France?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1782.
(d) 1785.

5. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?
(a) During college.
(b) After their presidencies.
(c) During their presidencies.
(d) At a young age.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much of a concern was Prussia for Adams and Jefferson between 1785 and 1786?

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

3. Which type of issues did Adams and Jefferson discuss primarily when their correspondence resumed?

4. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?

5. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?

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