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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 Adams' legacy to his grandchildren?
(a) Do justly. Love mercy. Walk humbly. This is enough.
(b) The early bird gets the worm.
(c) Walk softly but carry a big stick.
(d) What goes around comes around.

2. Who surprisingly has much in common with John Adams?
(a) The Marquis de Lafayette
(b) King Louis XVI
(c) The Pope
(d) King George III

3. With whom does Adams begin a pleasant correspondence through letters?
(a) Nabby Adams Smith
(b) Martha Washington
(c) John Jay
(d) Dr. Benjamin Rush

4. What does Dr. Rush call Adams and Jefferson?
(a) America's finest
(b) The salt of the earth
(c) Two old fools
(d) The North and South Poles of the American Revolution

5. To where is the nation's capital moved in 1800?
(a) Charleston
(b) New York
(c) Boston
(d) Washington, D.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?

2. With what disease is Nabby diagnosed?

3. Of what disease does Charles Adams die?

4. Which city has hopes of becoming the country's permanent capital?

5. Who visits with the Adamses for a short while in England?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain the speculation options for Adams' political future.

10. Explain why keeping peace was a guiding principle for Adams in his presidency?

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