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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long had Adams lived overseas at the time he returns home in 1788?
(a) 5 years
(b) 7 years
(c) 10 years
(d) 3 years
2. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?
(a) Establish a voting system
(b) Abolish slavery
(c) Avoid war with France
(d) Settle the western territory
3. Who surprisingly has much in common with John Adams?
(a) King George III
(b) King Louis XVI
(c) The Pope
(d) The Marquis de Lafayette
4. ____________________ is eulogized as "first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
(a) Washington
(b) Franklin
(c) Adams
(d) Jefferson
5. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?
(a) Col. William Stephens Smith
(b) Franklin Bache
(c) Marquis de Lafayette
(d) James Hemings
6. On what day did both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die?
(a) July 1, 1826
(b) June 30, 1825
(c) December 25, 1826
(d) July 4, 1826
7. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?
(a) Tour English gardens
(b) Tour British historical sites
(c) Go fishing
(d) Go to bookstores
8. What prevented Adams from attending his mother's funeral?
(a) A long-standing feud
(b) Religious differences
(c) The prospect of war
(d) Threatening weather
9. What controversial nomination did Adams make as minister plenipotentiary to the French Republic in the matter of negotiating a new treaty?
(a) John Jay
(b) Charles Adams
(c) William Vans Murray
(d) John Quincy Adams
10. With whom does Adams begin a pleasant correspondence through letters?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush
(b) John Jay
(c) Nabby Adams Smith
(d) Martha Washington
11. Who was the artist of the famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) John Singer Sargent
(b) Rembrandt
(c) Andrew Wyeth
(d) John Trumbull
12. What topic did Jefferson refuse to debate with Adams?
(a) Taxes
(b) Indiscretions
(c) Slavery
(d) Monarchies
13. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?
(a) The French Revolution
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The death of King George III
(d) The resignation of Thomas Jefferson
14. What was a main topic of discussion among New Englanders during 1814?
(a) Secession from the union
(b) Shipping prices
(c) Crop prices
(d) Maritime pirates
15. What U.S. institution is established in 1800?
(a) The Library of Congress
(b) The Capitol building
(c) The Liberty Bell
(d) The Smithsonian Institution
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Adams perceive the Vice Presidency?
2. What prompts Abigail to write to Jefferson after 17 years of silence?
3. In what state does Adams find Washington when he arrives?
4. For what reason did Adams will himself to stay alive?
5. What did Abigail say she felt like when setting out to join John in Philadelphia?
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