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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adams call Abigail in addition to being a choice wife?
(a) A linguist
(b) A stateswoman
(c) A physician
(d) An herbalist

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

3. To what city does Adams move his family in 1768?
(a) New York
(b) Boston
(c) Danbury
(d) Philadelphia

4. Who drafted the first rules and regulations for the U.S. Navy during this time?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) William Pierce
(c) Edward Biddle
(d) John Adams

5. To what town does Adams move his family in 1771?
(a) Cambridge
(b) Danbury
(c) Groton
(d) Braintree

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom do Adams and George Washington meet in January of 1776?

2. Which of the delegates led a movement to reconcile with England?

3. What was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine?

4. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?

5. In what location does the book begin?

(see the answer key)

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