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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Glorious news" of what event arrives while Adams is in Holland?
(a) The British surrender at Yorktown
(b) The French Revolution is over
(c) Congress has released funds for the army
(d) Abigail has given birth to another son

2. Who visits with the Adamses for a short while in England?
(a) Polly Jefferson and Sally Hemings
(b) George and Martha Washington
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) The Marquis de Lafayette and his wife

3. What serious illness strikes Adams during his time in Holland?
(a) Nervous fever
(b) Epilepsy
(c) Chicken Pox
(d) Swine flu

4. Whose friendship is especially valued by both John and Abigail?
(a) Marie Antoinette
(b) Marquis de Lafayette
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) Thomas Jefferson

5. Which was the only element of the Adamses house not in need of desperate tending?
(a) Furniture
(b) Servants
(c) House
(d) Garden

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adams call Abigail in addition to being a choice wife?

2. After learning of his son, Charles', indiscriminate behavior, what does Adams do?

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

4. To what city does Adams move his family in 1768?

5. To whom is the Adams family farm rented?

(see the answer key)

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