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

2. Which month was the last letter in Chapter 10 written?
(a) February.
(b) December.
(c) July.
(d) November.

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

4. As mentioned in Chapter 11, why did Adams and Jefferson want the American people to understand the Revolution?
(a) To remember the sacrifices made.
(b) To improve the representative form of government.
(c) To understand the price of freedom.
(d) To appreciate representative government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which state's Compromise of 1820 concerned Adams and Jefferson, in Chapter 12?

2. What did Adams and Jefferson think about their past differences later in life?

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

4. What did Adams and Jefferson blame Napoleon for?

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

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

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

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

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

6. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?

7. How did the correspondence of 1804 stop?

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

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

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

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