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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 role did Adams and Jefferson think education had in government?
(a) They thought good government could exist permanently without education.
(b) They thought education was essential to good government.
(c) They thought good government was impossible without education.
(d) They thought education was the main ingredient of good government.
2. As mentioned in Chapter 11, why did Adams and Jefferson want the American people to understand the Revolution?
(a) To improve the representative form of government.
(b) To remember the sacrifices made.
(c) To understand the price of freedom.
(d) To appreciate representative government.
3. Which year were the letters in Chapter 8 written?
(a) 1804.
(b) 1803.
(c) 1805.
(d) 1802.
4. How did Jefferson react to Adams' election to the vice-presidency?
(a) He was surprised.
(b) He was pleased.
(c) He had no reaction.
(d) He was confused.
5. What did Adams and Jefferson blame Napoleon for?
(a) The political interests of the East.
(b) The commercial interests of other countries.
(c) The commercial interests of the North and South.
(d) The political interests of the West.
Short Answer Questions
1. What aspects of history did Adams and Jefferson emphasize in their letters?
2. Why were few letters written between Adams and Jefferson early in their association?
3. Which future system(s) did Jefferson have high hopes for?
4. Along with languages, math, natural science, medicine, and philosophy, what other subjects did the letters recommend for universities?
5. Which one of the following was not included in the description of Dr. Rush?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Adams send to Jefferson to renew their correspondence in 1812?
2. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?
3. How did Adams and Jefferson refer to their illnesses in the 1818 letters?
4. What were Adams and Jefferson trying preserve, at the end of Chapter 11?
5. When did Adams and Jefferson pass away, and what thoughts did they have about their lives?
6. Who was Dr. Rush and why did he help Adams and Jefferson reconcile their differences?
7. How did Adams and Jefferson approach political topics in their renewed correspondence?
8. What difference of opinion did Adams and Jefferson have about Thomas Paine's Rights of Man?
9. How was Adams' political work misinterpreted?
10. What did Adams and Jefferson think about the century's impact on human nature?
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