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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jefferson's wife pass away?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1779.
(c) 1780.
(d) 1781.

2. Which obstacles of Independence concerned Adams and Jefferson in 1777?
(a) Financing the war, public opinion, and regulating trade.
(b) Public opinion and regulating trade.
(c) Financing the war and public opinion.
(d) Financing the war and regulating trade.

3. What items did Adams and Jefferson focus on gaining admittance to French markets?
(a) Whale oil and candles.
(b) Whale oil, fishing supplies, and candles.
(c) Whale oil and fishing supplies.
(d) Candles and fishing supplies.

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

5. When did Richard Henry Lee propose the resolution that Congress should secede from Britain?
(a) June 4th.
(b) July 4th.
(c) June 7th.
(d) July 7th.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why did the friendship between Adams and Jefferson begin to strain severely?

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

5. Which queen protected American vessels from the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?

(see the answer key)

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