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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where are John Adams and John Bass going as the book begins?
(a) To a town meeting
(b) To France
(c) To visit George Washington
(d) To church

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

3. According to congress, how long should judges serve?
(a) 15 years
(b) 10 years
(c) For life
(d) 4 years

4. Where was John Adams born?
(a) Braintree, Massachusetts
(b) Groton, Massachusetts
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(d) Cambridge, Massachusetts

5. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?
(a) He was powerless
(b) He would be president
(c) He would be hanged
(d) He would be District Attorney

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did John Adams go to Philadelphia in 1774?

2. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?

3. Why is Abigail especially melancholy by another one of John's absences?

4. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?

5. What is Novangelus?

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