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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. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?
(a) An old oak
(b) A rock
(c) An anchor
(d) Salt of the earth

2. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?
(a) Their home is torched
(b) Her sister dies
(c) She delivers a stillborn daughter
(d) John is taken prisoner

3. How many months did Adams govern from his Quincy home instead of Philadelphia in 1799?
(a) 6
(b) 7
(c) 2
(d) 5

4. Which city has hopes of becoming the country's permanent capital?
(a) Charleston
(b) New York
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Boston

5. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Dispatches
(b) Military messages
(c) Short notes
(d) Long letters

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?

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

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. Who was Adams especially glad to see?

(see the answer key)

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