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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was Jefferson received in the England court as he tried to secure a commercial treaty?
(a) Coldly.
(b) Surprisngly.
(c) Warmly.
(d) Unsurprisingly.

2. What things did Jefferson think governed Algiers?
(a) Money and fear.
(b) Money and cowardice.
(c) Fear and cowardice.
(d) Money, fear, and cowardice.

3. What did Adams and Jefferson think about Great Britain in Chapter 3?
(a) It would begin trading with other countries.
(b) It would honor the agreements with the United States.
(c) It would not honor the agreements with the United States.
(d) It would not begin trading with other countries.

4. When did Jefferson join Adams and Benjamin Franklin in France?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1782.
(c) 1783.
(d) 1785.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of a letter did Adams write after meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?

2. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?

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

4. When did Adams move to London?

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

(see the answer key)

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