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

2. In 1784, how much experience did Adams have in diplomacy?
(a) Five years.
(b) Five months.
(c) Seven months.
(d) Seven years.

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

4. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's suggestion to Congress about solving the situation with the Barbary pirates?
(a) He supported it entirely.
(b) He supported it in a practical way.
(c) He did not support it.
(d) He only supported it slightly.

5. What things did Jefferson think governed Algiers?
(a) Money and cowardice.
(b) Fear and cowardice.
(c) Money and fear.
(d) Money, fear, and cowardice.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did France respond to the complications and complaints of the whale-oil fishery?

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

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

4. Along with Adams and Jefferson, how many other people were on the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?

5. What was the name of Jefferson's daughter that was sent to England to study with Abigail?

Short Essay Questions

1. What role did Abigail Adams have in the letters?

2. Which two options did Adams and Jefferson give to Congress about dealing with the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?

3. What was the result of Adams' loan negotiations with the Dutch?

4. Which difficulties did Adams and Jefferson have in negotiating with Britain, and how did they respond to them?

5. What was Jefferson's opinion of the Algerian government and why?

6. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about Independence and liberty at the end of Chapter 1?

7. What caused Adams and Jefferson to focus on the whale fishery markets, in Chapter 3?

8. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about their diplomatic negotiations, in Chapter 3?

9. How were Adams and Jefferson described in the Introduction?

10. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

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