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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. Who summons Adams to Paris to sign a peace treaty?
(a) Benjamin Franklin
(b) Thomas Jefferson
(c) John Jay
(d) Arthur Eames

2. Which American envoy was sending secret messages to London?
(a) Edward Bancroft
(b) David Heartley
(c) Arthur Lee
(d) William Pierce

3. Who did John Adams nominate to command the Continental army?
(a) John Dickinson
(b) William Pierce
(c) George Washington
(d) Samuel Adams

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Adamses do before moving to Paris?

2. Where was the boarding school in which Adams enrolled his sons located?

3. What did the people of Boston call an event where five citizens were killed by British soldiers?

4. In what Paris suburb did the Adamses find a house for their stay in France?

5. What is the name of the ship taking the Adamses to France in 1779?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Adams react when his ship is wrecked in a storm and he must be repaired in Spain.

3. Why did Adams move to Holland?

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

5. How did Adams acclimate himself to Holland?

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

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

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

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

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

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