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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which queen protected American vessels from the Barbary pirates, in Chapter 4?
(a) Maria.
(b) Joanna.
(c) Isabella.
(d) Sofia.

2. 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.

3. Why were Adams and Jefferson effectively matched in mental power and training?
(a) They were both trained in the law.
(b) They both taught at the same schools.
(c) They both went to the same schools.
(d) They were both trained by the same person.

4. What happened to the interest payments on the debt that America had acquired during the war to France?
(a) They were suspended.
(b) They were eliminated.
(c) They were reduced.
(d) They were increased.

5. How long did Jefferson and Abigail stop corresponding after the Adamses moved from London?
(a) Fourteen years.
(b) Eighteen years.
(c) Sixteen years.
(d) Twenty years.

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

7. Where did Adams travel as a Diplomat in 1778?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) Italy.
(d) Britain.

8. When did Adams move to London?
(a) Early 1785.
(b) 1786.
(c) Mid 1785.
(d) Late 1785.

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

10. Why did Jefferson think that Adams had requested to leave his position as diplomat and return to the U.S.?
(a) Because he did not like the behavior of the English.
(b) Because he did not like the economy in England.
(c) Because he did not want to be a diplomat anymore.
(d) Because he did not think there was a point in working with the English.

11. In what country was Adams a diplomat in the 1780s?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Prussia.
(d) Italy.

12. Which of the following was one of the reasons why Adams wrote the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?
(a) To prove that the U.S. did not copy England's style of government.
(b) To prove that other countries should not try to imitate the U.S.'s style of government.
(c) To prove his involvement with the writing of the Constitution.
(d) To prove that the Constitution was only effective in the U.S.

13. How did Adams consider the U.S. Constitution?
(a) Unwavering.
(b) Inimitable.
(c) Indispensible.
(d) Revolutionary.

14. Which day was it when both Adams and Jefferson passed away?
(a) June 10.
(b) June 4.
(c) July 10.
(d) July 4.

15. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?
(a) The letters after 1801.
(b) The letters both before and after 1801.
(c) The letters before 1801.
(d) The letters during 1801.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long after Adams established a friendly relationship with the Dutch would it help the U.S. alleviate debt?

2. How did Jefferson meet Mrs. Maria Cosway?

3. When did Jefferson join Adams and Benjamin Franklin in France?

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

5. How was Adams described in the Introduction?

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