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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When were the public school systems set up in Virginia?
(a) The 1880s.
(b) The 1860s.
(c) The 1870s.
(d) The 1890s.

2. In Chapter 10, how was Jefferson's outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?
(a) He was concerned.
(b) He was uncertain.
(c) He was optimistic.
(d) He was skeptical.

3. What month did Jefferson's daughter pass away?
(a) June.
(b) July.
(c) March.
(d) April.

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

5. When was the Consular Convention with France that Jefferson discussed in a letter to Adams?
(a) 1789.
(b) 1787.
(c) 1790.
(d) 1788.

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

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

8. In Chapter 10, how was Adams' outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?
(a) He was concerned.
(b) He was skeptical.
(c) He was optimisitc.
(d) He was uncertain.

9. Which role did Adams and Jefferson think education had in government?
(a) They thought education was essential to good government.
(b) They thought good government could exist permanently without education.
(c) They thought good government was impossible without education.
(d) They thought education was the main ingredient of good government.

10. Which one of the following was not provided as a reason for Jefferson's monetary issues?
(a) Debts.
(b) Overspending.
(c) Inflation.
(d) Lending.

11. What did Jefferson do to upset the Adamses?
(a) He gave Callendar a job.
(b) He transferred Callendar to a better prison.
(c) He gave Callendar a loan.
(d) He released Callendar from prison.

12. What was Jefferson's opinion of Adams' philosophy of government, in Chapter 8?
(a) That he was not an elitist.
(b) That he was too complicated.
(c) That he was too vague.
(d) That he was too elitist.

13. Which state's Compromise of 1820 concerned Adams and Jefferson, in Chapter 12?
(a) Missouri.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Montana.
(d) Michigan.

14. Which cause did Jefferson focus on later in his life?
(a) Updating the Declaration.
(b) Updating the Constitution.
(c) Establishing the University of Virginia.
(d) Supporting new presidential candidates.

15. When did Jefferson step down as secretary of state?
(a) 1792.
(b) 1793.
(c) 1791.
(d) 1794.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adams and Jefferson think about their past differences later in life?

2. Overall, how did Adams and Jefferson view the world?

3. How did Adams live on his salary throughout his later years?

4. Based on Adams' explanation, when did aristocracies exist?

5. How did both Adams and Jefferson consider the possibility of establishing a mutually beneficial association with Britain?

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