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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was reputed to be the wisest and most influential member of the Continental Congress?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Samuel Adams
(c) John Adams
(d) Benjamin Franklin

2. Who was the captain of the ship taking Adams to Europe?
(a) Christopher Hall
(b) Dennis Mullis
(c) Marvin Peavey
(d) Samuel Tucker

3. Who is William Steuben Smith?
(a) The new Secretary of State
(b) The Adamses first grandchild
(c) The Secretary of the Interior
(d) Adams' secretary

4. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?
(a) Boston
(b) Brandywine
(c) Brigadier
(d) Bella

5. To whom is the Adams family farm rented?
(a) Dr. Rush
(b) Benjamin Blackstone
(c) Phoebe Abdee
(d) Samuel Adams

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?

2. What is the one thing that Adams does not like about Paris?

3. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?

4. What was one of the objectives of the Second Continental Congress?

5. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?

(see the answer key)

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