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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Adams now occupy his time?
(a) Campaigning for president
(b) Studying law
(c) Studying medicine
(d) As a farmer
2. Who becomes a threat to U.S. shipping and trade?
(a) French navy
(b) Barbary pirates
(c) Somali pirates
(d) British port authority
3. ____________________ is eulogized as "first in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen."
(a) Franklin
(b) Adams
(c) Jefferson
(d) Washington
4. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?
(a) Marquis de Lafayette
(b) James Hemings
(c) Franklin Bache
(d) Col. William Stephens Smith
5. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?
(a) Establish a voting system
(b) Abolish slavery
(c) Settle the western territory
(d) Avoid war with France
6. Who is elected Vice President when Adams is elected President?
(a) Aaron Burr
(b) John Jay
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Alexander Hamilton
7. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?
(a) Salt of the earth
(b) An anchor
(c) A rock
(d) An old oak
8. What is King George III's demeanor toward Adams in their first formal meeting?
(a) Cordial
(b) Dismissive
(c) Cruel
(d) Sarcastic
9. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?
(a) Tour British historical sites
(b) Go to bookstores
(c) Tour English gardens
(d) Go fishing
10. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?
(a) The death of King George III
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The resignation of Thomas Jefferson
(d) The French Revolution
11. To where is the nation's capital moved in 1800?
(a) New York
(b) Boston
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Charleston
12. Which of the following topics did Jefferson and Adams discuss?
(a) Alcohol
(b) Jefferson's finances
(c) Sally Hemings
(d) Education
13. What prevented Adams from attending his mother's funeral?
(a) A long-standing feud
(b) Religious differences
(c) Threatening weather
(d) The prospect of war
14. What did Abigail say she felt like when setting out to join John in Philadelphia?
(a) Noah's dove returning to the ark
(b) A dutiful wife
(c) The prodigal son
(d) The good samaritan
15. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?
(a) Give me liberty or give me death.
(b) So help me God.
(c) God bless the United States of America
(d) United we stand, divided we fall.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who led the anti-American initiatives in England?
2. After learning of his son, Charles', indiscriminate behavior, what does Adams do?
3. What did the Adamses find when they returned to Boston?
4. What illness strikes many, including Washington, in May of 1790?
5. With what disease is Nabby diagnosed?
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