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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 Jefferson's Virginia home?
(a) Mont Verde
(b) Montgomery
(c) Monticello
(d) Belle Monde

2. How long did Adams remain in Philadelphia?
(a) 2 years
(b) 2 days
(c) 2 months
(d) 2 weeks

3. In what year does the book begin?
(a) 1776
(b) 1800
(c) 1775
(d) 1821

4. When was the Boston Tea Party?
(a) January 1774
(b) December 1774
(c) December 1773
(d) October 1774

5. What did the Adamses do before moving to Paris?
(a) Learned French songs
(b) Studied French cooking
(c) Bought French history books
(d) Went sightseeing

Short Answer Questions

1. What appears to be Adams' only joy during this difficult period?

2. Who defended the British soldiers accused of killing the British citizens?

3. In what city was the Declaration of Independence approved?

4. Who accompanied Adams to France?

5. Who is succeeding Benjamin Franklin as minister to France?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain how the winter of 1776-77 were times that stretched the limits of the patriots' forebearance.

2. What are Abigail's first impressions of London after her arrival?

3. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" went a long way to rally New Englanders to war. Explain how John Adams found weakness in Paine and his document.

4. What was Adams' overall opinion of the First Continental Congress?

5. What did Adams do upon arriving in France?

6. How did Adams spend his time while in Paris in the spring and summer?

7. What was Adams' experience at the Second Continental Congress which began in February of 1776?

8. What fortuitous meeting did Abigail have before sailing from Boston?

9. How did Adams acclimate himself to Holland?

10. Describe the condition of the Auteuil house where the Adamses take up residence in Paris.

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