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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which term did Adams and Jefferson begin to use to describe their positions in Chapter 3?
(a) Otraders.
(b) Onegotiators.
(c) Odiplomats.
(d) Oeconomists.

2. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?
(a) Private.
(b) Angular.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Tall.

3. When did Vergennes pass away?
(a) April, 1787.
(b) February, 1788.
(c) February, 1787.
(d) April, 1788.

4. When did Adams move to London?
(a) Mid 1785.
(b) Late 1785.
(c) Early 1785.
(d) 1786.

5. What type of a letter did Adams write after meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?
(a) Controversial.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Mocking.

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

7. Which other country did Congress authorize a treaty with after the treaty with Prussia?
(a) Italy.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Austria.

8. 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.

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

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

11. How did Jefferson meet Mrs. Maria Cosway?
(a) During a vacation.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) On a business trip.
(d) By accident.

12. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?
(a) The American Commission.
(b) The American Representatives.
(c) The American Delegation.
(d) The American Ambassadors.

13. How many missions were made to Algiers to deal with the Barbary pirates?
(a) None.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

14. How long had Adams and Jefferson served as delegates in the lower house of their local legislatures when they met?
(a) A few years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Many years.

15. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?
(a) The lack of solutions to stop it.
(b) The Europeans' encouragement of it.
(c) The Europeans' tolerance of it.
(d) The lack of awareness of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?

2. When did Adams and Jefferson meet to talk about a new loan for the U.S.?

3. What year was it when Jefferson attempted to renew his correspondence with Abigail?

4. Which of the following was one of the reasons why Adams wrote the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?

5. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?

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