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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Adamses do before moving to Paris?
(a) Went sightseeing
(b) Learned French songs
(c) Studied French cooking
(d) Bought French history books

2. How long did it take for the Declaration of Independence document to be printed for signatures?
(a) 1 day
(b) 1 week
(c) 1 hour
(d) 1 month

3. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?
(a) Measles
(b) Bubonic plague
(c) Diptheria
(d) Smallpox

4. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?
(a) He was a major irritant
(b) He was the first among them
(c) He was not intellectual
(d) He was too provincial

5. On what day was the Declaration of Independence approved?
(a) July 4, 1775
(b) July 1, 1776
(c) July 5, 1776
(d) July 4, 1776

Short Answer Questions

1. What was an important topic of debate related to the Articles of Confederation?

2. How long did it take for letters to cross the Atlantic?

3. What is a Te Deum?

4. What does Adams call Washington in a letter written a year earlier that surfaces and is printed in a newspaper?

5. What was the name of the ship that took Abigail and Nabby to England?

(see the answer key)

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