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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 did Washington choose to help organize the new army?
(a) Alexander Hamilton
(b) William Smith
(c) John Quincy Adams
(d) George Logan

2. Who did Adams fear would lead a military coup and return the country to British rule?
(a) Jay
(b) Pickering
(c) Jefferson
(d) Hamilton

3. What does Adams abandon after trying for a year?
(a) Cross pollinating different varieties of vegetables
(b) Writing his autobiography
(c) Learning to speak Italian
(d) Learning to paint with oils

4. What was a main topic of discussion among New Englanders during 1814?
(a) Maritime pirates
(b) Crop prices
(c) Shipping prices
(d) Secession from the union

5. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?
(a) Malaria
(b) Cirrhosis
(c) Diabetes
(d) Cancer

Short Answer Questions

1. After learning of his son, Charles', indiscriminate behavior, what does Adams do?

2. Who wrote A Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America?

3. What is John and Abigail's position on political office after Adams leaves the presidency?

4. What is Adams' conclusion about keeping Washington's cabinet?

5. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?

Short Essay Questions

1. What event prompts Abigail to write to Jefferson after 17 years of silence?

2. What were the circumstances of Adams' leaving Washington on Jefferson's inauguration day?

3. Why is Chapter 9 so appropriately titled "Old Oak"?

4. What were the circumstances of Abigail's death?

5. What was the state of the country when Adams turned it over to Jefferson?

6. What did Adams observe about the new America that had emerged in his absence?

7. Explain the circumstances of Adams' meeting with King George III in which Adams is rightfully nervous.

8. What were the personal and professional losses Adams experienced in the fall of 1800?

9. How were the Adamses met when they returned to Boston after living in Europe for so long?

10. What was John Quincy's relationship with his parents?

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