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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Abigail's sister with whom she shares her innermost feelings?
(a) Mary Cranch
(b) Marie Cranston
(c) Emma Cranch
(d) Mary Cranston

2. Who was reputed to be the wisest and most influential member of the Continental Congress?
(a) John Adams
(b) Benjamin Franklin
(c) Samuel Adams
(d) Thomas Jefferson

3. Who is put in charge of the Adamses financial affairs?
(a) Dr. Henry Rush
(b) Benjamin Blackstone, Esq.
(c) Dr. Cotton Tufts
(d) Rev. John Higham

4. What was the main method of communication between John and Abigail?
(a) Dispatches
(b) Military messages
(c) Long letters
(d) Short notes

5. What is a Te Deum?
(a) A dance
(b) A French food
(c) A religious service
(d) An opera

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the members of Congress feel about Adams?

2. Who accompanies Adams to England?

3. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?

4. What did Adams do in May of 1782?

5. Who is appointed as Adams' official secretary?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Abigail so apprehensive about going to John in Europe?

2. What were the circumstances of the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence?

3. What was Adams' relationship with John Quincy during this time?

4. How did Adams pass his time while on the voyage to France?

5. Explain Adams' education and entry into the profession of law.

6. What was Abigail's perspective on John's overseas assignment?

7. What historic event severely wounded Adams' law practice in Boston?

8. What were Adams' three main objectives for the Second Continental Congress?

9. Explain the toll that Adams' work in Congress is taking on his personal life.

10. What did Adams come to realize about the tensions among the American envoys in Paris?

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