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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. What did Adams say happened to some of his letters sent to Abigail during this time?
(a) The were intercepted by the ministry
(b) They were inspected before being mailed
(c) They were "lost to Neptune"
(d) They were intercepted by spies

2. How long did it take for the Declaration of Independence document to be printed for signatures?
(a) 1 day
(b) 1 week
(c) 1 hour
(d) 1 month

3. What near-fatal illness does Abigail contract?
(a) Scarlet fever
(b) Influenza
(c) Malaria
(d) Typhoid fever

4. What is ultimately signed on September 3, 1783?
(a) The Treaty of Paris
(b) The Declaration of Independence
(c) Olive Branch Resolution
(d) Dutch Amnesty Resolution

5. To what position is Adams appointed?
(a) Secretary of the Navy
(b) Attorney General
(c) Commander in Chief of the Army
(d) Commissioner to France

Short Answer Questions

1. What illness strikes many, including Washington, in May of 1790?

2. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?

3. What does Adams call Washington in a letter written a year earlier that surfaces and is printed in a newspaper?

4. What serious illness strikes Adams during his time in Holland?

5. Who accompanied Adams to France?

(see the answer key)

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