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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. How many times did Jefferson mention Cosway in his letters to Abigail Adams?
(a) Twice.
(b) None.
(c) Three times.
(d) Four times.

5. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?
(a) During their presidencies.
(b) After their presidencies.
(c) At a young age.
(d) During college.

6. How did France respond to the complications and complaints of the whale-oil fishery?
(a) They banned whaling.
(b) They banned oil trading.
(c) They increased oil trading.
(d) They increased whaling.

7. Why did Adams return to France in 1780?
(a) To negotiate with Great Britain for peace.
(b) To negotiate with Italy for peace.
(c) To negotiate with Great Britain for trade.
(d) To negotiate with Italy for trade.

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

9. How was Adams described in the Introduction?
(a) Short, slender, and reserved.
(b) Short, round, and jovial.
(c) Short, slender, and jovial.
(d) Short, round, and reserved.

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

11. When did Adams and Jefferson meet to talk about a new loan for the U.S.?
(a) Late 1788.
(b) Late 1789.
(c) Early 1788.
(d) Early 1789.

12. Which position did Jefferson have when Adams was vice-president?
(a) Secretary of Treasury.
(b) Chief advisor.
(c) Speaker of the house.
(d) Secretary of state.

13. Besides letters, what else did Adams and Jefferson write?
(a) Other documents.
(b) Poems.
(c) Books, poems, and other documents.
(d) Books.

14. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?
(a) Private.
(b) Tall.
(c) Humorous.
(d) Angular.

15. Where did Adams negotiate with the Portuguese?
(a) London.
(b) Naples.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Paris.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many missions were made to Algiers to deal with the Barbary pirates?

2. Which of the following was the result of the Dutch loan secured by Adams?

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

4. When did the results of the Constitutional Convention ion 1787 reach Adams and Jefferson?

5. Why did Adams and Jefferson have little tolerance for moderates?

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