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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the interest payments on the debt that America had acquired during the war to France?
(a) They were suspended.
(b) They were reduced.
(c) They were eliminated.
(d) They were increased.

2. Which of the following was the result of the Dutch loan secured by Adams?
(a) Neither the loan nor the transfer were approved.
(b) The transfer was approved, but the loan was rejected.
(c) The loan was approved, but the transfer was rejected.
(d) Both the loan and the transfer were approved.

3. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?
(a) Five percent.
(b) Fourteen percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) One percent.

4. What year were the letters in Chapter 10 written?
(a) 1812.
(b) 1811.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1813.

5. Why was Portugal open to American overtures?
(a) They resented Britain's economic acts.
(b) They resented Britain's navigation acts.
(c) They resented Britain's politics.
(d) They resented Britain's policies with the U.S.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which future system(s) did Jefferson have high hopes for?

2. Which of the following did Adams give up in order to focus on the classics?

3. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?

4. How did France respond to the complications and complaints of the whale-oil fishery?

5. When was Adams released from his position as diplomat?

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