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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. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?
(a) August 1776
(b) November 1776
(c) July 1776
(d) January 1777

2. What was Adams' role during the debate for independence on July 1, 1776?
(a) Principal orator
(b) Sergeant at arms
(c) Legal counsel
(d) Notekeeper

3. To what city does Adams go to attend another session of Congress?
(a) Baltimore
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Boston
(d) Washington

4. Where was the boarding school in which Adams enrolled his sons located?
(a) Orleans
(b) Passy
(c) Provence
(d) Nice

5. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?
(a) Bubonic plague
(b) Measles
(c) Diptheria
(d) Smallpox

Short Answer Questions

1. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?

2. With whom does Abigail become good friends while in Paris?

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

4. What did Adams believe of the men gathered with him in Philadelphia?

5. To what town does Adams move his family in 1771?

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