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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Adams say that Vice President is the only position he will accept?
(a) Washington will surely be elected President and anything else is beneath him
(b) He does not want to be President
(c) He is a better administrator than leader
(d) He is tired of public office

2. Where does John take Abigail for a five-week tour?
(a) Spain
(b) Holland
(c) Ireland
(d) Italy

3. 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 no interest in any more public office
(d) They have not thought about it yet

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

5. To where is the nation's capital moved in 1800?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Charleston

6. How does Thomas Jefferson now view Adams?
(a) As an embarrassment
(b) As presidential material
(c) As the smartest man in the government
(d) As his best friend

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

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

9. On what day did both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson die?
(a) July 4, 1826
(b) June 30, 1825
(c) July 1, 1826
(d) December 25, 1826

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

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

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

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

14. How does Adams now occupy his time?
(a) Campaigning for president
(b) Studying law
(c) Studying medicine
(d) As a farmer

15. What controversial nomination did Adams make as minister plenipotentiary to the French Republic in the matter of negotiating a new treaty?
(a) William Vans Murray
(b) Charles Adams
(c) John Jay
(d) John Quincy Adams

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Dr. Rush call Adams and Jefferson?

2. Who is elected Vice President when Adams is elected President?

3. What is King George III's demeanor toward Adams in their first formal meeting?

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

5. Which city has hopes of becoming the country's permanent capital?

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