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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is Abigail's perception of New York?
(a) Invigorating
(b) Cultured
(c) Intellectual
(d) Dull
2. Who led the anti-American initiatives in England?
(a) Tories
(b) Loyalists
(c) Sentimentalists
(d) Independents
3. Who is William Steuben Smith?
(a) The new Secretary of State
(b) The Adamses first grandchild
(c) The Secretary of the Interior
(d) Adams' secretary
4. What did many people do at Washington's departure?
(a) Weep
(b) Scream
(c) Revolt
(d) Cheer
5. What did the Adamses find when they returned to Boston?
(a) A town they did not recognize
(b) Hostility toward the family
(c) Mayhem and confusion
(d) A huge homecoming celebration
6. Who surprisingly has much in common with John Adams?
(a) The Pope
(b) King Louis XVI
(c) King George III
(d) The Marquis de Lafayette
7. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?
(a) A rock
(b) Salt of the earth
(c) An old oak
(d) An anchor
8. How many children did King George III of England have?
(a) 10
(b) 7
(c) 15
(d) 5
9. What U.S. institution is established in 1800?
(a) The Smithsonian Institution
(b) The Liberty Bell
(c) The Library of Congress
(d) The Capitol building
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) A tribute to freedom
(c) The power of the human spirit
(d) A tremendous bond between friends
11. Who becomes a threat to U.S. shipping and trade?
(a) Somali pirates
(b) French navy
(c) Barbary pirates
(d) British port authority
12. Where does John take Abigail for a five-week tour?
(a) Ireland
(b) Holland
(c) Spain
(d) Italy
13. How does Adams now occupy his time?
(a) Studying law
(b) Studying medicine
(c) As a farmer
(d) Campaigning for president
14. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?
(a) The French and Indian War
(b) The resignation of Thomas Jefferson
(c) The death of King George III
(d) The French Revolution
15. Who visits with the Adamses for a short while in England?
(a) Benjamin Franklin
(b) Polly Jefferson and Sally Hemings
(c) George and Martha Washington
(d) The Marquis de Lafayette and his wife
Short Answer Questions
1. Who was Adams especially glad to see?
2. On what day did both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die?
3. Who is elected Vice President when Adams is elected President?
4. What is the state of Nabby's marriage?
5. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?
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