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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. How did Abigail's correspondence with Jefferson resume?
(a) Jefferson wrote Abigail a letter.
(b) Abigail added a postscript to one of her husband's letters.
(c) Abigail wrote Jefferson a letter separate from her husband's letters.
(d) Adams informed Jefferson in a letter to resume writing to his wife.

2. What was Jefferson's response to Abigail's correspondence, in Chapter 8?
(a) He was confused.
(b) He was not surprised.
(c) He was surprised.
(d) He was happy.

3. Which future system(s) did Jefferson have high hopes for?
(a) Public education and science.
(b) Neither public education nor science.
(c) Science, but not public education.
(d) Public education, but not science.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Which one of the following was not provided as a reason for Jefferson's monetary issues?

4. Along with languages, math, natural science, medicine, and philosophy, what other subjects did the letters recommend for universities?

5. During the time that Jefferson served as secretary of state, how many letters did he write to Adams about foreign policy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Adams and Jefferson refer to their illnesses in the 1818 letters?

2. What did Adams and Jefferson think about the century's impact on human nature?

3. Who won the elections where Adams and Jefferson faced each other, and what did Adams do after hearing the results of the second election, in Chapter 7?

4. Why was Adams skeptical and concerned about aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

5. What interests did Adams and Jefferson have in the later years of their correspondence?

6. Which of Jefferson's actions upset the Adamses, in Chapter 8?

7. In Chapter 10, which source of information did Adams inform Jefferson he had given up and why?

8. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

9. How was Adams' political work misinterpreted?

10. Why did Jefferson write to Adams after the election?

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