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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Dr. Rush do in an attempt to convince Adams and Jefferson to begin corresponding again?
(a) He wrote letters to the other friends of Adams and Jefferson.
(b) He wrote letters to both Adams and Jefferson.
(c) He wrote letters only to Adams.
(d) He wrote letters only to Jefferson.

2. What caused Adams to be angry with Jefferson before they reconciled?
(a) Jefferson's association with writers that attacked him and his family.
(b) Jefferson's past remarks about his vice-presidency.
(c) Jefferson's past remarks about his presidency.
(d) Jefferson's association with writers that attempted to misrepresent his writings.

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

4. When did Adams think even an aristocracy of virtue could be corrupted?
(a) If elected.
(b) If elected or unelected.
(c) If elected for short periods of time.
(d) If elected for long periods of time.

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

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

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

8. What age was Jefferson before the first academic session began at the University of Virginia?
(a) Seventy-eight.
(b) Eighty.
(c) Eighty-two.
(d) Eighty-four.

9. How long before their deaths did Adams and Jefferson write to each other?
(a) One month.
(b) Three months.
(c) Two months.
(d) Four months.

10. What war was ongoing as Adams and Jefferson began to write to each other again?
(a) The War of 1812.
(b) The Second Barbary War.
(c) The First Barbary War.
(d) The First Seminole War.

11. Which of the following did Adams give up in order to focus on the classics?
(a) Documents.
(b) Newspapers.
(c) Stories.
(d) Pamphlets.

12. What assumption was the starting point of Adams' work about political theory?
(a) Politicians were not self-interested.
(b) Laws were irreversible.
(c) Laws were not irreversible.
(d) Politicians were self-interested.

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

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

15. What year were the letters in Chapter 10 written?
(a) 1811.
(b) 1812.
(c) 1814.
(d) 1813.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Abigail Adams pass away from typhoid fever?

2. As Adams recognized, where did aristocracies exist?

3. Why were few letters written between Adams and Jefferson early in their association?

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

5. Which political concern did Adams have, in Chapter 10?

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