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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Jefferson return to France in Chapter 4 and begin writing to Adams again?
(a) The end of April.
(b) The beginning of October.
(c) The end of October.
(d) The beginning of April.

2. Leading to his support of the Bill of Rights, what was Adams' initial concern during the Federal Convention?
(a) That the people would not have their say.
(b) That the senate would have too much power.
(c) That the senate would be ineffective.
(d) That the people would not be represented.

3. How did Jefferson meet Mrs. Maria Cosway?
(a) Through a friend.
(b) During a vacation.
(c) By accident.
(d) On a business trip.

4. How long after Adams established a friendly relationship with the Dutch would it help the U.S. alleviate debt?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Six years.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. What was the name of Jefferson's daughter that was sent to England to study with Abigail?
(a) Mary.
(b) Polly.
(c) Lucy.
(d) Jane.

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

14. How were Adams' negotiations with the Portuguese described in Chapter 3?
(a) Brief.
(b) Expected.
(c) Extensive.
(d) Promising.

15. What did Vergennes lend to the U.S.?
(a) Aid.
(b) Advice.
(c) Aid, advice, and weapons.
(d) Weapons.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Adams' request, what did Jefferson send during negotiations with the Portuguese?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 4, when did Jefferson visit England on Adams' request?

3. What did Adams caution Jefferson about at the end of Chapter 3?

4. When did Adams and Jefferson begin reading voraciously?

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

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