Abigail Adams 11th Grade Quiz

Abigail Adams

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Megan Stoneberger

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English

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11th Grade

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10 questions

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Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

In her “Letter to John Adams,” how does Abigail Adams describe the conditions of Boston after the British withdraw from the city?

Many buildings have been burned to the ground and will have to be rebuilt.

The government buildings are badly damaged because they were used as hospitals.

Some private houses have been looted and damaged, but many others are unharmed.

A few important landmarks have been destroyed, but the rest of the city is untouched.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

According to details in both “Letter to John Adams” and the selection from Dear Abigail, which aspect of the new nation’s government most interested Abigail Adams?

the status of women

the abolition of slavery

the rights of the individual states

the relationship to other nations

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

What is the most likely meaning of foment in the following sentence?

In his classic Autobiography Benjamin Franklin humorously describes his discovery that the quickest way to foment disagreement is to assert one’s own opinion loudly and forcefully.

explain, clarify

prevent, end

excite, rouse

plan, invent

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

If some of the scout-troop members dissented from a proposal that the troop go for a hike on the Saturday, which of following must be true? Base your answer on the meaning of dissented.

The decision to go hiking on Saturday was not agreed upon by everyone.

The troop members decided to stay home and not go on the hike at all.

The hike took place on Sunday instead of on Saturday.

The weather was so overcast that the hike was no fun.

Multiple Choice

2 mins

1 pt

In her “Letter to John Adams,” Abigail Adams writes, “I have sometimes been ready to think that the passion for liberty cannot be equally strong in the breasts of those who have been accustomed to deprive their fellow creatures of theirs.” Which of the following is the best paraphrase of this statement?

I sometimes think that those who practice slavery cannot sincerely value liberty for anyone, not even themselves.

I sometimes think that men cannot value liberty as much as women do because men already enjoy more freedom than women.

I sometimes think that most Americans do not really want their freedom from Britain because they would not know what to do with it.

I sometimes think that Virginians do not care as much as people from Massachusetts about liberty because Massachusetts has been under attack and Virginia has not.