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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. "Glorious news" of what event arrives while Adams is in Holland?
(a) Abigail has given birth to another son
(b) The British surrender at Yorktown
(c) Congress has released funds for the army
(d) The French Revolution is over

4. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?
(a) An ice chunk
(b) A frozen Laplander
(c) A north wind
(d) An igloo

5. Who crafted the words of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Hancock
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) John Adams

6. What precipitates the British leaving Boston Harbor in 1776?
(a) Illness is running rampant
(b) The king has recalled them
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(d) They ran out of tea

7. What major disease was running rampant in 1776?
(a) Measles
(b) Smallpox
(c) Bubonic plague
(d) Diptheria

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

9. Who accompanied Adams to France?
(a) Charles Adams
(b) John Quincy Adams
(c) Abigail Adams
(d) Nabby Adams

10. What is the name of Jefferson's Virginia home?
(a) Belle Monde
(b) Montgomery
(c) Mont Verde
(d) Monticello

11. What does Congress appoint Franklin in September of 1778?
(a) Prime Minister
(b) Secretary of State
(c) Secretary of the Treasury
(d) Minister Plenipotentiary to France

12. What was the core message of Adam's "Braintree Instructions"?
(a) How to publish a book
(b) How to plant a field
(c) How to become a lawyer
(d) No taxation without representation

13. What was Adams' role during the debate for independence on July 1, 1776?
(a) Sergeant at arms
(b) Legal counsel
(c) Notekeeper
(d) Principal orator

14. When was the last signature affixed to the Declaration of Independence?
(a) November 1776
(b) July 1776
(c) January 1777
(d) August 1776

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the ship on which Adams sailed to Europe?

2. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?

3. Who did John Adams nominate to command the Continental army?

4. Who is appointed as Adams' official secretary?

5. What made Jefferson decide to accept a position in Paris?

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