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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 was the artist of the famous painting of the signing of the Declaration of Independence?
(a) John Singer Sargent
(b) Andrew Wyeth
(c) Rembrandt
(d) John Trumbull

2. What does Adams call Washington in a letter written a year earlier that surfaces and is printed in a newspaper?
(a) Apostate
(b) Derelict
(c) Devotee
(d) Anarchist

3. Who becomes a threat to U.S. shipping and trade?
(a) French navy
(b) Somali pirates
(c) Barbary pirates
(d) British port authority

4. What statement did Washington add to his presidential oath of office?
(a) So help me God.
(b) Give me liberty or give me death.
(c) United we stand, divided we fall.
(d) God bless the United States of America

5. Where does John take Abigail for a five-week tour?
(a) Holland
(b) Spain
(c) Ireland
(d) Italy

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Adams especially glad to see?

2. What near-fatal illness does Abigail contract?

3. To what does Abigail compare John when he is deluged with opposition in Philadelphia?

4. What is Abigail's perception of New York?

5. With what disease is Nabby diagnosed?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what ways did Jefferson undo Adams' accomplishments as president?

3. How did Alexander Hamilton work to undermine Adams' election as president over Washington?

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

5. How could the first half of Adams' administration be described?

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

7. What were the major challenges that faced Adams in his position as diplomat in London?

8. What were the Adamses first observations of life in London?

9. What were Adams' plans after the end of his presidency?

10. Explain the poignancy of the deaths of Adams and Jefferson.

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