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

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

3. What year did both Adams and Jefferson pass away?
(a) 1828.
(b) 1827.
(c) 1826.
(d) 1825.

4. What month did Jefferson's daughter pass away?
(a) April.
(b) July.
(c) June.
(d) March.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Jefferson think the electorate had the ability to select?

2. What did Dr. Rush do in an attempt to convince Adams and Jefferson to begin corresponding again?

3. When did Abigail Adams pass away from typhoid fever?

4. How many pieces of "Homespun" did Adams send in a letter to Jefferson?

5. What happened to the letter that Jefferson wrote to congratulate Adams when the election was over, before the results were known?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Abigail write to Jefferson in 1804?

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

3. How did Abigail resume her correspondence with Jefferson?

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

5. What did Adams and Jefferson think about the century's impact on human nature?

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

7. What tested the friendship of Adams and Jefferson in 1813?

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

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

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

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