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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Adams vow after the signing of the document?
(a) To learn to speak as many foreign languages as possible
(b) To go back to practicing law
(c) To move to Europe
(d) To never be away from Abigail that long again

3. Who did Adams say depended on Congress' decision to split from England?
(a) His family
(b) His church
(c) Unborn generations
(d) New England

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

5. Who drafted the first rules and regulations for the U.S. Navy during this time?
(a) John Adams
(b) William Pierce
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Edward Biddle

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. When was the Boston Tea Party?
(a) October 1774
(b) January 1774
(c) December 1774
(d) December 1773

13. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?
(a) The final straw
(b) A case for vengeance
(c) The last insult
(d) The Boston Massacre

14. Who is succeeding Benjamin Franklin as minister to France?
(a) Samuel Adams
(b) George Washington
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) John Hancock

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What area did John Adams choose for his profession?

2. What is ultimately signed on September 3, 1783?

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

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

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

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