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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?
(a) The authority to resist British oppression.
(b) The economic status.
(c) The trade agreements.
(d) The decision to have elections.

2. Why did Adams and Jefferson have little tolerance for moderates?
(a) They thought the moderates were wrong about every issue.
(b) They thought the moderates were dangerous to the country.
(c) They thought the moderates were trying to stop the war.
(d) They thought the moderates did not love liberty enough.

3. Besides letters, what else did Adams and Jefferson write?
(a) Poems.
(b) Books, poems, and other documents.
(c) Other documents.
(d) Books.

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

5. As mentioned in Chapter 1, which of Adams' skills stood out to Jefferson?
(a) His oratorical and writing ability.
(b) His writing ability and sound head.
(c) His oratorical ability and sound head.
(d) His oratorical and writing ability, and sound head.

Short Answer Questions

1. Along with Adams and Jefferson, how many other people were on the committee assigned to write the Declaration of Independence?

2. How many years after the Declaration of Independence did Adams and Jefferson pass away?

3. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?

4. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?

5. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?

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