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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. How does Adams now occupy his time?
(a) Campaigning for president
(b) Studying law
(c) Studying medicine
(d) As a farmer

2. Who designed the layout for the new federal capital?
(a) Henry Gates
(b) William Smith
(c) Thomas Jefferson
(d) Frank Lloyd Wright

3. How does Thomas Jefferson now view Adams?
(a) As presidential material
(b) As an embarrassment
(c) As the smartest man in the government
(d) As his best friend

4. What event takes American by surprise in 1789?
(a) The death of King George III
(b) The French and Indian War
(c) The resignation of Thomas Jefferson
(d) The French Revolution

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Adams family farm in Quincy?

2. What do Adams and Jefferson do to take a break from diplomatic matters?

3. Who was Adams especially glad to see?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain why the Alien and Sedition Acts were so critical at this time when war with France was possibly imminent.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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