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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson resume?
(a) 1814.
(b) 1810.
(c) 1816.
(d) 1812.

2. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?
(a) Ten.
(b) Twenty five.
(c) Fifty.
(d) Thirty.

3. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?
(a) Italy.
(b) France.
(c) England.
(d) Prussia.

4. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?
(a) Angular.
(b) Private.
(c) Tall.
(d) Humorous.

5. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?
(a) The letters both before and after 1801.
(b) The letters during 1801.
(c) The letters before 1801.
(d) The letters after 1801.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?

3. How old was Adams when he met Jefferson?

4. What year was it when Jefferson attempted to renew his correspondence with Abigail?

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

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