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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was John Adams born?

2. What area did John Adams choose for his profession?

3. Which American envoy was sending secret messages to London?

4. In what year does this chapter begin?

5. What is Novangelus?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Describe John Adams.

4. Describe the condition of the Auteuil house where the Adamses take up residence in Paris.

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

6. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense" went a long way to rally New Englanders to war. Explain how John Adams found weakness in Paine and his document.

7. What did Adams come to realize about the tensions among the American envoys in Paris?

8. What were the circumstances of the actual signing of the Declaration of Independence?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

John and Abigail ultimately lost four children before their own deaths. Name the children and the circumstances of their deaths.

Essay Topic 2

Describe John Adams' personality in both his personal and professional interactions. Also cite examples where these traits are beneficial. When are the traits a liability?

Essay Topic 3

Explain the role of letter-writing between John and Abigail. What is revealed by their letters? What can John not bring himself to say in the letters?

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