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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. Which was the only element of the Adamses house not in need of desperate tending?
(a) House
(b) Servants
(c) Garden
(d) Furniture

2. What is the one thing that Adams does not like about Paris?
(a) Wine
(b) Beggars
(c) Clothing
(d) Food

3. Which American envoy was sending secret messages to London?
(a) William Pierce
(b) Arthur Lee
(c) Edward Bancroft
(d) David Heartley

4. What serious illness strikes Adams during his time in Holland?
(a) Epilepsy
(b) Swine flu
(c) Chicken Pox
(d) Nervous fever

5. Who was the captain of the ship taking Adams to Europe?
(a) Christopher Hall
(b) Marvin Peavey
(c) Samuel Tucker
(d) Dennis Mullis

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Adams lived overseas at the time he returns home in 1788?

2. Who becomes a threat to U.S. shipping and trade?

3. What was the name of the ship that took Abigail and Nabby to England?

4. What near-fatal illness does Abigail contract?

5. What is the name of the Adamses new grandchild born to John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams?

(see the answer key)

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