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

2. Despite the Wars, what did Adams and Jefferson think about the century?
(a) That it understood human nature well.
(b) That it treated human nature well.
(c) That it understood human nature better than previous centuries.
(d) That it treated human nature better than previous centuries.

3. What did Adams do in response to Jefferson's presidential win?
(a) He appointed a number of Federalists to office before Jefferson became president.
(b) He appointed one Federalist to office before Jefferson became president.
(c) He appointed a number of Federalists to office while Jefferson was president.
(d) He appointed one Federalist to office while Jefferson was President.

4. Which one of the following was not provided as a reason for Jefferson's monetary issues?
(a) Overspending.
(b) Inflation.
(c) Debts.
(d) Lending.

5. In Chapter 10, how was Jefferson's outlook on the future dealings with aristocracy?
(a) He was optimistic.
(b) He was skeptical.
(c) He was concerned.
(d) He was uncertain.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Adams and Jefferson think the conditions were in the eighteenth century?

2. How interested in politics were Adams and Jefferson later in life?

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

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Jefferson become involved with education in Virginia?

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

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

7. How did Adams and Jefferson describe the world in their later letters?

8. How did Adams and Jefferson find their financial situations later in their lives?

9. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?

10. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

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