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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Adams go to help secure formal recognition of American independence?
(a) London.
(b) Naples.
(c) Paris.
(d) Zurich.

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

3. What year was the treaty between Algeria and the U.S.?
(a) 1796.
(b) 1792.
(c) 1788.
(d) 1784.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

2. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's suggestion to Congress about solving the situation with the Barbary pirates?

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

4. Why did the Europeans ironically permit the Barbary piracy?

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

(see the answer key)

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