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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. To what country does John Quincy go as a secretary?
(a) Germany
(b) Italy
(c) Russia
(d) Ireland

3. What is the name of John Adams' wife?
(a) Abigail
(b) Amy
(c) Martha
(d) Ann

4. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?
(a) Brigadier
(b) Bella
(c) Brandywine
(d) Boston

5. Who is put in charge of the Adamses financial affairs?
(a) Dr. Cotton Tufts
(b) Benjamin Blackstone, Esq.
(c) Rev. John Higham
(d) Dr. Henry Rush

6. What was a critical step for the new country?
(a) Come up with a name
(b) Build a regular army
(c) Decide the country's capital
(d) Decide on a king

7. Who drafted the first rules and regulations for the U.S. Navy during this time?
(a) Edward Biddle
(b) William Pierce
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) John Adams

8. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?
(a) The Village Idiot
(b) The Philanderer
(c) The Old Conjurer
(d) The Imposter

9. The congress voted that there should be how many legislative bodies in the new government?
(a) 5
(b) 1
(c) 2
(d) 3

10. At what location are Washington's troops fighting the invading British troops in August 1776?
(a) New York
(b) Boston
(c) Philadelphia
(d) Charleston

11. Who summons Adams to Paris to sign a peace treaty?
(a) Arthur Eames
(b) John Jay
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Benjamin Franklin

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

13. In what year does this chapter begin?
(a) 1775
(b) 1776
(c) 1774
(d) 1812

14. Who is succeeding Benjamin Franklin as minister to France?
(a) Samuel Adams
(b) John Hancock
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) George Washington

15. In what Paris suburb did the Adamses find a house for their stay in France?
(a) Neuilly
(b) Passy
(c) Arcueil
(d) Auteuil

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to be Adams' only joy during this difficult period?

2. What is the name of Jefferson's Virginia home?

3. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?

4. What was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine?

5. Which American envoy disliked both Adams and Franklin?

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