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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who do Abigail and Nabby encounter in Boston?
(a) Charles Adams
(b) George and Martha Washington
(c) Benjamin and Debbie Franklin
(d) Thomas Jefferson, Martha Jefferson and James Hemings

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

6. To what city does Adams move his family in 1768?
(a) Philadelphia
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Danbury

7. What did Adams call Abigail in addition to being a choice wife?
(a) A stateswoman
(b) A physician
(c) A linguist
(d) An herbalist

8. What did Adams say happened to some of his letters sent to Abigail during this time?
(a) The were intercepted by the ministry
(b) They were "lost to Neptune"
(c) They were inspected before being mailed
(d) They were intercepted by spies

9. What was the name of the ship that took Abigail and Nabby to England?
(a) Armistice
(b) Armada
(c) Active
(d) Solstice

10. Why did Benjamin Franklin go to Canada during this time?
(a) To determine if Canda would become the 14th colony
(b) To go hunting
(c) To intervene in the French and Indian War
(d) To see family members

11. What area did John Adams choose for his profession?
(a) Law
(b) Finance
(c) Maritime
(d) Medicine

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

13. 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

14. To what country does Adams move to seek financial aid?
(a) Italy
(b) Germany
(c) Holland
(d) Spain

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?

2. What is the one thing that Adams does not like about Paris?

3. ___________________ wrote that "These are the times that try men's souls."

4. Which French Minister favored Franklin to Adams?

5. Who is put in charge of the Adamses financial affairs?

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