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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the profession of Maria Cosway's husband?
(a) Business owner.
(b) Politician.
(c) Artist.
(d) Poet.

2. What did Adams and Jefferson blame Napoleon for?
(a) The political interests of the East.
(b) The commercial interests of the North and South.
(c) The commercial interests of other countries.
(d) The political interests of the West.

3. How did Adams and Jefferson think the conditions were in the eighteenth century?
(a) Changed slightly.
(b) Changed drastically.
(c) Improved in some ways.
(d) Improved for all.

4. Along with the Dutch loan that Adams secured, what was the percentage to transfer the debt from France to Holland?
(a) One percent.
(b) Fourteen percent.
(c) Ten percent.
(d) Five percent.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 1, which of Adams' skills stood out to Jefferson?
(a) His writing ability and sound head.
(b) His oratorical and writing ability.
(c) His oratorical and writing ability, and sound head.
(d) His oratorical ability and sound head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Rush do in an attempt to convince Adams and Jefferson to begin corresponding again?

2. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?

3. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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