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

2. In what year is the Second Continental Congress held?
(a) 1774
(b) 1775
(c) 1776
(d) 1800

3. From which country did the United States hope to receive military aid?
(a) Germany
(b) Italy
(c) France
(d) Canada

4. How old was Benjamin Franklin at the time of the Second Continental Congress?
(a) 70
(b) 75
(c) 50
(d) 65

5. Who accompanies Adams to England?
(a) Johnny and Charles
(b) Nabby
(c) Thomas
(d) Abigail

Short Answer Questions

1. How many votes were necessary to declare independence?

2. What was the assumed British knowledge about Adams?

3. What did Abigail call John when his letters lost their romantic ardor?

4. Who was reputed to be the wisest and most influential member of the Continental Congress?

5. To what country does Adams move to seek financial aid?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adams acclimate himself to Holland?

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

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

4. Who did Adams marry?

5. What was the final perception of Adams' role in the fight for independence?

6. What were Adams' initial observations about Paris?

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

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

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

10. Explain some of Adams' immediate issues as Head of the War Department.

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