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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was the whale fishery lowered during the War of Independence?
(a) Its supplies were unavailable.
(b) Its supplies were limited.
(c) Its markets expanded too quickly.
(d) Its markets shrank.

2. How did Jefferson consider Adams' midnight appointments?
(a) He appreciated them.
(b) He understood them.
(c) He was unaware of them.
(d) He was furious.

3. Why did the friendship between Adams and Jefferson begin to strain severely?
(a) They were writing too many letters.
(b) They were members of different parties.
(c) They were not writing enough letters.
(d) They were in disagreement over the country's overall direction.

4. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?
(a) 1803.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1802.

5. Where did Jefferson live after retiring from the secretary of state position?
(a) Suffolk.
(b) Norfolk.
(c) Waynesboro.
(d) Monticello.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Adams the Commissioner to France?

2. What happened to the letter that Jefferson wrote to congratulate Adams when the election was over, before the results were known?

3. What assumption was the starting point of Adams' work about political theory?

4. What happened to the interest payments on the debt that America had acquired during the war to France?

5. What did Adams discover that tested his friendship with Jefferson, after their correspondence had resumed?

(see the answer key)

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