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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 Jefferson consider Adams' midnight appointments?
(a) He was furious.
(b) He appreciated them.
(c) He understood them.
(d) He was unaware of them.

2. What was the number of letters exchanged by Adams and Jefferson by 1820?
(a) 1,468.
(b) 1,024.
(c) 1,135.
(d) 1,267.

3. How did the communication between Adams and Jefferson resume?
(a) The had a conversation at a political meeting.
(b) They both wrote to each other at the same time.
(c) Adams wrote to Jefferson.
(d) Jefferson wrote to Adams.

4. What aspects of history did Adams and Jefferson emphasize in their letters?
(a) The psychological aspects.
(b) The economical aspects.
(c) The political aspects.
(d) The philosophical aspects.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. As explained in the letters of Chapter 12, what kind of teaching load was preferred for professors?

4. What year were the letters in Chapter 10 written?

5. Which documents did Adams and Jefferson want to preserve?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

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

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

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

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

6. Who was Dr. Rush and why did he help Adams and Jefferson reconcile their differences?

7. Which aspects of the country and its foundation did Adams and Jefferson think it was important for the American people to understand?

8. What suggestions for education were discussed, in Chapter 12?

9. 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?

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

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