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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In 1784, how much experience did Adams have in diplomacy?
(a) Five months.
(b) Seven years.
(c) Five years.
(d) Seven months.

3. How did Adams consider the U.S. Constitution?
(a) Indispensible.
(b) Inimitable.
(c) Unwavering.
(d) Revolutionary.

4. How long was Adams the Commissioner to France?
(a) From 1775 to 1779.
(b) From 1774 to 1776.
(c) From 1777 to 1779.
(d) From 1774 to 1778.

5. Before being published anonymously, how did Jefferson's friends refer to his work, the Summary View of the Rights of British America?
(a) By a Native and Member of the House of Burgesses.
(b) By a Native and Founding Member of the House of Burgesses.
(c) By an Original Member of the House of Burgesses.
(d) By a Founding Member of the House of Burgesses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What group was Adams a member of when he helped in the reconciliation with Great Britain in 1776?

2. In the Novanglus letters, what did Adams defend for the Bay Colony?

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

4. How long had Adams and Jefferson served as delegates in the lower house of their local legislatures when they met?

5. When did the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson resume?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

2. For which qualities did Adams and Jefferson respect each other?

3. What events led Jefferson to France in 1784?

4. What was the Defense of the Constitutions of the United States?

5. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about their diplomatic negotiations, in Chapter 3?

6. How did Adams respond to a meeting with the ambassador of Tripoli, in Chapter 4?

7. Why did Jefferson stop writing to Abigail, in Chapter 5?

8. Why were Adams and Jefferson considered to be radical by some people, in Chapter 1?

9. What was the irony of the European position on the Barbary pirates?

10. Which party did Jefferson belong to and what did it stand for?

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