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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Along with Adams and Jefferson, how many other people were on the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

2. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?
(a) During their presidencies.
(b) After their presidencies.
(c) During college.
(d) At a young age.

3. Where was Jefferson the governor?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

4. What impressed Adams about Jefferson?
(a) His oratorical ability.
(b) His oratorical ability and temperament.
(c) His writing ability.
(d) His writing ability and temperament.

5. When did Jefferson's wife pass away?
(a) 1781.
(b) 1780.
(c) 1779.
(d) 1782.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adams and Jefferson use to support their positions in the letters?

2. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?

3. Which month was the first letter in Chapter 3 written?

4. How much of a concern was Prussia for Adams and Jefferson between 1785 and 1786?

5. Where did Adams and Jefferson meet?

(see the answer key)

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