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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Adams call Washington in a letter written a year earlier that surfaces and is printed in a newspaper?
(a) Anarchist
(b) Apostate
(c) Devotee
(d) Derelict

2. What interest did Adams and Jefferson share?
(a) Horses
(b) Books
(c) Wine
(d) Agriculture

3. What did the Adamses find when they returned to Boston?
(a) A huge homecoming celebration
(b) A town they did not recognize
(c) Hostility toward the family
(d) Mayhem and confusion

4. What is the name of the Adamses new grandchild born to John Quincy and Louisa Catherine Adams?
(a) George Washington Adams
(b) Charles Quincy Adams
(c) John Quincy Adams II
(d) Abigail Elizabeth Adams

5. What is John and Abigail's position on political office after Adams leaves the presidency?
(a) There are a few positions they would consider
(b) They will entertain all offers
(c) They have no interest in any more public office
(d) They have not thought about it yet

6. What was Adams' legacy to his grandchildren?
(a) Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. This is enough.
(b) What goes around comes around.
(c) The early bird gets the worm.
(d) Walk softly but carry a big stick.

7. Which city has hopes of becoming the country's permanent capital?
(a) New York
(b) Philadelphia
(c) Charleston
(d) Boston

8. What did Abigail say she felt like when setting out to join John in Philadelphia?
(a) The good samaritan
(b) A dutiful wife
(c) The prodigal son
(d) Noah's dove returning to the ark

9. What U.S. institution is established in 1800?
(a) The Library of Congress
(b) The Smithsonian Institution
(c) The Capitol building
(d) The Liberty Bell

10. To what did John Quincy attribute the fact that Jefferson and his father died on the same day?
(a) Divine favor toward the U.S.
(b) The power of the human spirit
(c) A tribute to freedom
(d) A tremendous bond between friends

11. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?
(a) Tour British historical sites
(b) Go to bookstores
(c) Go fishing
(d) Tour English gardens

12. What does Adams abandon after trying for a year?
(a) Learning to speak Italian
(b) Learning to paint with oils
(c) Writing his autobiography
(d) Cross pollinating different varieties of vegetables

13. Who becomes a threat to U.S. shipping and trade?
(a) Somali pirates
(b) Barbary pirates
(c) French navy
(d) British port authority

14. What does Dr. Rush call Adams and Jefferson?
(a) Two old fools
(b) The salt of the earth
(c) America's finest
(d) The North and South Poles of the American Revolution

15. Who designed the layout for the new federal capital?
(a) Henry Gates
(b) William Smith
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Frank Lloyd Wright

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sally Hemings?

2. What is Adams' conclusion about keeping Washington's cabinet?

3. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?

4. Of what disease does Abigail die?

5. Who wrote A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America?

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