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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?
(a) The American Ambassadors.
(b) The American Delegation.
(c) The American Commission.
(d) The American Representatives.

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

3. In the order of the U.S. Presidents, when did John Adams and Thomas Jefferson hold the office respectively?
(a) They were the fourth and eighth Presidents.
(b) They were the second and third Presidents.
(c) They were the second and eighth Presidents.
(d) They were the third and fourth Presidents.

4. When was Jefferson a governor?
(a) From 1777 to 1778.
(b) From 1778 to 1780.
(c) From 1779 to 1781.
(d) From 1780 to 1782.

5. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?
(a) June 7th.
(b) July 7th.
(c) June 4th.
(d) July 4th.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Adams and Jefferson meet?

2. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

3. What age was Jefferson when he met Adams?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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