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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Adams perceive the Vice Presidency?
(a) A civilized way to pass time
(b) A do-nothing job
(c) A monument to service
(d) A great honor

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

3. What illness strikes many, including Washington, in May of 1790?
(a) Tuberculosis
(b) Influenza
(c) Scarlet fever
(d) Polio

4. Who is William Steuben Smith?
(a) Adams' secretary
(b) The Adamses first grandchild
(c) The new Secretary of State
(d) The Secretary of the Interior

5. Who did Adams fear would lead a military coup and return the country to British rule?
(a) Jay
(b) Hamilton
(c) Pickering
(d) Jefferson

6. What addition did the Adamses make to their home?
(a) Piano
(b) Furniture
(c) Bedrooms
(d) Portraits

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

8. What is Abigail's perception of New York?
(a) Invigorating
(b) Dull
(c) Cultured
(d) Intellectual

9. Who is Sally Hemings?
(a) The housekeeper at Stoneyfield
(b) Jefferson's slave with whom he reportedly had an intimate relationship for many years
(c) Abigail's new dressmaker
(d) Nabby's best friend

10. For what reason did Adams will himself to stay alive?
(a) To see John Quincy elected president
(b) To see his great grandchildren
(c) He promised Abigail
(d) To observe the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

11. In what state does Adams find Washington when he arrives?
(a) Barren and dry
(b) A mosquito-infested swamp
(c) Glittering in the sun
(d) Bleak and abandoned

12. 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

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

14. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?
(a) Cirrhosis
(b) Malaria
(c) Cancer
(d) Diabetes

15. Who is appointed commander in chief of the new provisional army?
(a) John Howe
(b) William Smith
(c) Alexander Hamilton
(d) George Washington

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the state of Nabby's marriage?

2. How does Adams now occupy his time?

3. What topic did Jefferson refuse to debate with Adams?

4. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?

5. Who did Washington choose to help organize the new army?

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