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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Adams and Jefferson blame Napoleon for?
(a) The commercial interests of the North and South.
(b) The political interests of the East.
(c) The political interests of the West.
(d) The commercial interests of other countries.

2. How old was Adams when he met Jefferson?
(a) Thirty two.
(b) Thirty seven.
(c) Thirty nine.
(d) Thirty four.

3. What assumption was the starting point of Adams' work about political theory?
(a) Laws were irreversible.
(b) Politicians were not self-interested.
(c) Politicians were self-interested.
(d) Laws were not irreversible.

4. At what time did Adams and Abigail return to Boston?
(a) Late 1788.
(b) Mid-1788.
(c) Early 1789.
(d) Early 1788.

5. How long did Jefferson and Abigail stop corresponding after the Adamses moved from London?
(a) Eighteen years.
(b) Twenty years.
(c) Fourteen years.
(d) Sixteen years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were few letters written between Adams and Jefferson early in their association?

2. How did Jefferson meet Mrs. Maria Cosway?

3. Which years were the letters written that are included in Chapter 1?

4. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

5. What alarmed Adams and Jefferson about the looting by the Barbary States?

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