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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Abigail's perception of New York?
(a) Cultured
(b) Invigorating
(c) Intellectual
(d) Dull

2. What happens when John and Abigail lose their life savings in imprudent investments?
(a) They move in with John Quincy
(b) They move to town
(c) John Quincy buys Stoneyfield for them
(d) They buy a smaller farm

3. Which of the Americans was the first to sign the Treaty of Paris?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Adams
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) Henry Laurens

4. Why is Abigail especially melancholy by another one of John's absences?
(a) The kids are all sick
(b) She must educate the children on her own
(c) They are short on provisions
(d) She is pregnant

5. For what reason did Adams will himself to stay alive?
(a) To see his great grandchildren
(b) He promised Abigail
(c) To observe the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence
(d) To see John Quincy elected president

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?

2. What U.S. institution is established in 1800?

3. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?

4. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?

5. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?

(see the answer key)

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