John Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

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John Adams Test | Final Test - Easy

David McCullough
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 132 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is killed in a duel with Aaron burr in 1804?
(a) Benjamin Arnold
(b) John Jay
(c) Alexander Hamilton
(d) William Pickering

2. Who wrote A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America?
(a) George Washington
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) William Pierce
(d) John Adams

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

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

5. Who visits with the Adamses for a short while in England?
(a) Polly Jefferson and Sally Hemings
(b) The Marquis de Lafayette and his wife
(c) Benjamin Franklin
(d) George and Martha Washington

6. With what disease is Nabby diagnosed?
(a) Diabetes
(b) Breast cancer
(c) Cirrhosis
(d) Tuberculosis

7. By what name do some of Adams' opponents call him?
(a) The Village Idiot
(b) The President by Three Votes
(c) The Little Napoleon
(d) Farmer Brown

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

9. Who was Adams especially glad to see?
(a) His grown sons
(b) His neighbors
(c) His best friend
(d) His parents

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

11. Who does Nabby marry in 1786?
(a) James Hemings
(b) Franklin Bache
(c) Marquis de Lafayette
(d) Col. William Stephens Smith

12. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?
(a) Give me liberty or give me death.
(b) God bless the United States of America
(c) United we stand, divided we fall.
(d) So help me God.

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

14. To what government office is John Quincy elected after returning from Europe?
(a) U.S. Congress
(b) Mayor of Quincy
(c) Massachusetts Senate
(d) Governor of Massachusetts

15. Who led the opposition effort against Adams?
(a) Thomas Jefferson
(b) John Pickering
(c) Alexander Hamilton
(d) Aaron Burr

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Washington name as Secretary of State?

2. What did Abigail say she felt like when setting out to join John in Philadelphia?

3. What is Adams' main objective during this period of his presidency?

4. What prevented Adams from attending his mother's funeral?

5. Who surprisingly has much in common with John Adams?

(see the answer keys)

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