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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 did the members of Congress feel about Adams?
(a) He was a major irritant
(b) He was the first among them
(c) He was too provincial
(d) He was not intellectual

2. Who is appointed as Adams' official secretary?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) Francis Dana
(c) Franklin Bache
(d) Pierce Marshall

3. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?
(a) A rock
(b) An anchor
(c) An old oak
(d) Salt of the earth

4. What topic did Jefferson refuse to debate with Adams?
(a) Slavery
(b) Monarchies
(c) Taxes
(d) Indiscretions

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?

3. Of what disease does Abigail die?

4. What was a main topic of discussion among New Englanders during 1814?

5. Where was the boarding school in which Adams enrolled his sons located?

(see the answer key)

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