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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did it take for the Declaration of Independence document to be printed for signatures?
(a) 1 month
(b) 1 hour
(c) 1 week
(d) 1 day

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

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

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

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

6. In what year was John Adams born?
(a) 1735
(b) 1755
(c) 1722
(d) 1745

7. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?
(a) Mary Cranston
(b) Marie Cranston
(c) Mary Cranch
(d) Emma Cranch

8. What was the Olive Branch Petition?
(a) A new ruling by the Supreme Court
(b) A document sent to France to avoid war
(c) A document petitioning the delegates to behave civilly
(d) A document aimed at reconciliation with Britain

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

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

11. To what city does Adams go to attend another session of Congress?
(a) Washington
(b) Boston
(c) Baltimore
(d) Philadelphia

12. Which of the following did Abigail not find Paris to be?
(a) Filthy
(b) Stinking
(c) Uncultured
(d) Splendid

13. Where was John Adams born?
(a) Braintree, Massachusetts
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
(c) Groton, Massachusetts
(d) Cambridge, Massachusetts

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

15. What event causes Congress to flee from Philadelphia?
(a) The Battle of Bunker Hill
(b) The Battle of Saratoga
(c) A smallpox epidemic
(d) The Battle of Brandywine Creek

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adams do in May of 1782?

2. What did the Adamses do before moving to Paris?

3. Who crafted the words of the Declaration of Independence?

4. For what attribute of his does Adams thank God?

5. What was Adams' role during the debate for independence on July 1, 1776?

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