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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In what location does the book begin?
(a) England
(b) France
(c) Germany
(d) New England

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

5. In what year is the Second Continental Congress held?
(a) 1776
(b) 1800
(c) 1774
(d) 1775

6. Who defended the British soldiers accused of killing the British citizens?
(a) Samuel Adams
(b) Thomas Paine
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) John Adams

7. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?
(a) 2 years
(b) 2 months
(c) 2 weeks
(d) 2 days

8. Who accompanies Adams to England?
(a) Abigail
(b) Johnny and Charles
(c) Thomas
(d) Nabby

9. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?
(a) 70
(b) 65
(c) 75
(d) 50

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

11. Which of the delegates led a movement to reconcile with England?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Hancock
(c) John Penn
(d) John Dickinson

12. Where are John Adams and John Bass going as the book begins?
(a) To church
(b) To visit George Washington
(c) To France
(d) To a town meeting

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

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

15. References to what subject were removed from the declaration?
(a) War
(b) Taxes
(c) Greed
(d) Slavery

Short Answer Questions

1. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?

2. In what year was John Adams born?

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

4. The congress voted that there should be how many legislative bodies in the new government?

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

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