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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Abigail Adams pass away from typhoid fever?
(a) 1816.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1818.
(d) 1817.

2. Which one of the following was not included in the description of Dr. Rush?
(a) Writing teacher for both Adams and Jefferson.
(b) Signer of the Declaration.
(c) Well known doctor.
(d) Mutual friend of Adams and Jefferson.

3. Why were few letters written between Adams and Jefferson early in their association?
(a) They did not know each other's addresses.
(b) They did not have much to say.
(c) They preferred conversations.
(d) They spoke with each other frequently.

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

5. How did Adams and Jefferson remember their revolutionary days in their later letters?
(a) Carefully.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Fondly.
(d) Infrequently.

6. What did Jefferson think the electorate had the ability to select?
(a) The good, wise, and experienced.
(b) The good and experienced.
(c) The wise and experienced.
(d) The good and wise.

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

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

9. How long did Dr. Rush try to reconcile Adams and Jefferson?
(a) A few months.
(b) A few weeks.
(c) A few years.
(d) A few days.

10. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?
(a) 1802.
(b) 1804.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1805.

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

12. How many pieces of "Homespun" did Adams send in a letter to Jefferson?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Three.

13. How did Adams live on his salary throughout his later years?
(a) Fairly well.
(b) Slightly better than average.
(c) Adequately.
(d) Exceptionally well.

14. How did the communication between Adams and Jefferson resume?
(a) They both wrote to each other at the same time.
(b) The had a conversation at a political meeting.
(c) Adams wrote to Jefferson.
(d) Jefferson wrote to Adams.

15. What was taking place because of the influence of Adams, Jefferson, and the American Revolution?
(a) Representative government was spreading in Europe and other countries.
(b) Representative government was the only style used in Europe.
(c) Representative government was spreading in countries outside of Europe.
(d) Representative government was spreading in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Adams and Jefferson approach politics in their letters, in Chapter 9?

2. Which state's Compromise of 1820 concerned Adams and Jefferson, in Chapter 12?

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

4. What year did both Adams and Jefferson pass away?

5. What was Jefferson's opinion of Adams' philosophy of government, in Chapter 8?

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