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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did John Adams go to Philadelphia in 1774?
(a) To sign the Declaration of Independence
(b) To enroll his son in law school
(c) To attend the First Continental Congress
(d) To visit his cousin

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

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

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

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

6. How long did it take for letters to cross the Atlantic?
(a) 4 months
(b) 6 months
(c) 2 months
(d) 3 months

7. What was the pamphlet written by Thomas Paine?
(a) Common Sense
(b) A Common Cause
(c) The Common Man
(d) It Just Makes Sense

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

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

10. Why is Abigail especially melancholy by another one of John's absences?
(a) She must educate the children on her own
(b) The kids are all sick
(c) They are short on provisions
(d) She is pregnant

11. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Military messages
(b) Dispatches
(c) Long letters
(d) Short notes

12. What is a Te Deum?
(a) An opera
(b) A dance
(c) A religious service
(d) A French food

13. What event occurred in May of 1765 that enraged the colonists?
(a) The Olive Branch Document
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The Boston Tea Party
(d) The Stamp Act

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to congress, how long should judges serve?

2. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?

3. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?

4. What did Adams do in May of 1782?

5. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?

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