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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. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?
(a) 70
(b) 50
(c) 65
(d) 75

2. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Martha
(b) Amy
(c) Abigail
(d) Ann

3. After learning of his son, Charles', indiscriminate behavior, what does Adams do?
(a) Renounces him
(b) Gives him money
(c) Gets him psychological help
(d) Sends him to a sanitorium

4. In what state does Adams find Washington when he arrives?
(a) Bleak and abandoned
(b) Glittering in the sun
(c) Barren and dry
(d) A mosquito-infested swamp

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Benjamin Franklin go to Canada during this time?

2. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?

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

4. What appears to be Adams' only joy during this difficult period?

5. Which city has hopes of becoming the country's permanent capital?

(see the answer key)

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