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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. To what country does John Quincy go as a secretary?
(a) Ireland
(b) Germany
(c) Italy
(d) Russia

2. What does Adams call Benjamin Franklin after Franklin attempts to muddy Adams' reputation?
(a) The Old Conjurer
(b) The Philanderer
(c) The Imposter
(d) The Village Idiot

3. What is the name of the ship taking the Adamses to France in 1779?
(a) Sensation
(b) Sensible
(c) Annabelle
(d) Rutledge

4. What morbid premonition of Abigail's comes true in July of 1777?
(a) She delivers a stillborn daughter
(b) Their home is torched
(c) Her sister dies
(d) John is taken prisoner

5. Where was John Adams born?
(a) Cambridge, Massachusetts
(b) Groton, Massachusetts
(c) Braintree, Massachusetts
(d) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Short Answer Questions

1. References to what subject were removed from the declaration?

2. What does John find it difficult to do when writing to Abigail?

3. In what year was John Adams born?

4. Who accompanies Adams to England?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Abigail's overall impressions of Paris?

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

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

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

5. What finally makes Abigail change her mind about going to France?

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

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

8. What were Adams' initial observations about Paris?

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

10. Describe Philadelphia at the time of the First Continental Congress in 1774.

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