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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the last letter in Chapter 8 written?
(a) October.
(b) June.
(c) January.
(d) March.

2. Which of Thomas Paine's published works divided Adams and Jefferson in opinion?
(a) Common Sense.
(b) Agrarian Justice.
(c) The Crisis Papers.
(d) Rights of Man.

3. What did Jefferson do to upset the Adamses?
(a) He gave Callendar a loan.
(b) He gave Callendar a job.
(c) He transferred Callendar to a better prison.
(d) He released Callendar from prison.

4. What was Jefferson's opinion of Adams' philosophy of government, in Chapter 8?
(a) That he was too elitist.
(b) That he was too complicated.
(c) That he was too vague.
(d) That he was not an elitist.

5. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?
(a) Getting too involved with European politics.
(b) Reducing trade with Europe.
(c) Ignoring European politics.
(d) Increasing trade with Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides letters, what else did Adams and Jefferson write?

2. How was France's old regime described in 1787?

3. How many letters were exchanged between Adams and Jefferson between 1796 and 1801?

4. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?

5. How did Adams and Jefferson approach politics in their letters, in Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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