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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. When was the last letter in Chapter 8 written?
(a) March.
(b) June.
(c) October.
(d) January.

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

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

4. Based on Adams' explanation, when did aristocracies exist?
(a) In the past.
(b) In all times.
(c) In specific times of the past.
(d) In the present.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Besides the depression, what type of problems were Adams and Jefferson following in England during the post-war world after 1815?

2. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?

3. In Chapter 10, how was Jefferson's outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?

4. How many letters were exchanged between Adams and Jefferson between 1796 and 1801?

5. When was the first letter written that resumed the correspondence between Adams and Jefferson?

Short Essay Questions

1. When did Adams and Jefferson pass away, and what thoughts did they have about their lives?

2. How did Jefferson respond to Adams' analysis of aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

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

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

5. How did Adams and Jefferson approach political topics in their renewed correspondence?

6. What did Adams realize about aristocracy, in Chapter 10?

7. According to Jefferson's letters in Chapter 8, what caused him to be angry at Adams?

8. What did Adams send to Jefferson to renew their correspondence in 1812?

9. What were Adams and Jefferson trying preserve, at the end of Chapter 11?

10. What opinions did Adams and Jefferson have about the post-war conditions, in Chapter 12?

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