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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Adamses find when they returned to Boston?
(a) A huge homecoming celebration
(b) Hostility toward the family
(c) A town they did not recognize
(d) Mayhem and confusion

2. With whom does Abigail become good friends while in Paris?
(a) The wife of the Marquis de Lafayette
(b) Martha Jefferson
(c) Marie Antoinette
(d) Debbie Franklin

3. What event occurred in May of 1765 that enraged the colonists?
(a) The Stamp Act
(b) The Olive Branch Document
(c) The Boston Tea Party
(d) The French and Indian War

4. What was the core message of Adam's "Braintree Instructions"?
(a) How to become a lawyer
(b) No taxation without representation
(c) How to plant a field
(d) How to publish a book

5. Why did Abigail think the Southern delegates were hypocritical?
(a) They were working for freedom of the United States but still owned slaves
(b) They wanted a voting system but would not let women vote
(c) They wanted freedom from England but still kept women dependent
(d) They talked about freedom of religion but restricted their parishes

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which American envoy disliked both Adams and Franklin?

3. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?

4. What precipitates Abigail's sailing to London?

5. Who did Adams say depended on Congress' decision to split from England?

(see the answer key)

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