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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year was the treaty between Algeria and the U.S.?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1796.
(d) 1792.

2. How many letters were exchanged between Adams and Jefferson between 1796 and 1801?
(a) A couple.
(b) Several.
(c) None.
(d) A few.

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

4. Which of Thomas Paine's published works divided Adams and Jefferson in opinion?
(a) Rights of Man.
(b) Agrarian Justice.
(c) The Crisis Papers.
(d) Common Sense.

5. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?
(a) Its markets expanded too quickly.
(b) Its supplies were limited.
(c) Its supplies were unavailable.
(d) Its markets shrank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?

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

3. What assumption was the starting point of Adams' work about political theory?

4. Which term did Adams and Jefferson begin to use to describe their positions in Chapter 3?

5. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?

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