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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. Which years were the letters written that are included in Chapter 1?
(a) 1775 and 1880.
(b) 1774 and 1879.
(c) 1778 and 1882.
(d) 1777 and 1881.

2. Written by Adams, when were the Novanglus letters published anonymously?
(a) January, 1774.
(b) February, 1775.
(c) February, 1774.
(d) January, 1775.

3. In order to design a trade treatise, what position was Jefferson given by Congress in 1784?
(a) Minister resident.
(b) Minister plenipotentiary.
(c) Second Secretary.
(d) First Secretary.

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

5. Which of the following was not included in Jefferson's description in the Introduction?
(a) Private.
(b) Angular.
(c) Tall.
(d) Humorous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Jefferson the governor?

2. When did Vergennes pass away?

3. Leading to his support of the Bill of Rights, what was Adams' initial concern during the Federal Convention?

4. How much of a concern was Prussia for Adams and Jefferson between 1785 and 1786?

5. Which letters include less philosophical topics, such as whale-oil and tobacco contracts?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Abigail described in the Introduction?

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

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

4. Which concerns did Adams and Jefferson have about Independence and liberty at the end of Chapter 1?

5. What role did Abigail Adams have in the letters?

6. Which criticism of the Constitution did Adams refute, in Chapter 5?

7. Why are the Federalists no longer a political party?

8. Where were Adams and Jefferson during the Federal Convention, and what was their opinion of it?

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

10. How did Adams respond to Jefferson's appointment as a diplomat in France?

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