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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the friendship between Adams and Jefferson begin to strain severely?
(a) They were writing too many letters.
(b) They were in disagreement over the country's overall direction.
(c) They were not writing enough letters.
(d) They were members of different parties.

2. Along with languages, math, natural science, medicine, and philosophy, what other subjects did the letters recommend for universities?
(a) Government and law.
(b) Law and political economy.
(c) Government and political economy.
(d) Law, government, and political economy.

3. How often did Adams and Jefferson write as they aged?
(a) Every day.
(b) Once a week.
(c) Occasionally.
(d) Regularly.

4. Overall, how did Adams and Jefferson view the world?
(a) As generating equal amounts of pleasure and pain.
(b) As generating only pleasure.
(c) As generating more pleasure than pain.
(d) As generating pleasure in order to replace pain.

5. During the time that Jefferson served as secretary of state, how many letters did he write to Adams about foreign policy?
(a) Two.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

6. How interested in politics were Adams and Jefferson later in life?
(a) Adams stayed interested in politics, Jefferson did not.
(b) Jefferson stayed interested in politics, Adams did not.
(c) Both Adams and Jefferson stayed interested in poiltics.
(d) Neither Adams nor Jefferson stayed interested in politics.

7. What was the number of letters exchanged by Adams and Jefferson by 1820?
(a) 1,267.
(b) 1,024.
(c) 1,468.
(d) 1,135.

8. How many abdications did Napoleon have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

9. Which year did Adams and Jefferson battle each other for the presidency?
(a) 1784.
(b) 1792.
(c) 1788.
(d) 1796.

10. What was Jefferson's response to Abigail's correspondence, in Chapter 8?
(a) He was surprised.
(b) He was confused.
(c) He was not surprised.
(d) He was happy.

11. When did the letters of 1820 begin?
(a) March.
(b) January.
(c) April.
(d) February.

12. What did Adams and Jefferson think their age would help?
(a) Credibility.
(b) Preventing future wars.
(c) Posterity.
(d) Protecting Independence.

13. What year was the "revolution" that the differences in the rival parties were leading to, in Chapter 8?
(a) 1800.
(b) 1801.
(c) 1798.
(d) 1799.

14. How many years were covered, by the letters included in Chapter 11?
(a) Seven.
(b) Five.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

15. Despite the Wars, what did Adams and Jefferson think about the century?
(a) That it treated human nature better than previous centuries.
(b) That it understood human nature better than previous centuries.
(c) That it treated human nature well.
(d) That it understood human nature well.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which future system(s) did Jefferson have high hopes for?

2. When did Adams think even an aristocracy of virtue could be corrupted?

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

4. When was the first letter written that resumed the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson?

5. What month did Jefferson's daughter pass away?

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