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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How famous is Jefferson at the time he becomes an ambassador in France?
(a) His fame has stayed the same.
(b) His fame has increased.
(c) He is unknown in France.
(d) His fame has decreased.

2. What is the Boston Tea Party?
(a) A fundraiser for the city of Boston.
(b) A tea store in Boston.
(c) A gathering of colonists to peacefully protest British rule.
(d) A prank by a group of hooligans.

3. Who is probably the most beloved and admired of American presidents?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) George Bush.
(d) Herbert Hoover.

4. What promise does Martha extract from Jefferson?
(a) To end his affair with Sally.
(b) A deathbed promise to not remarry.
(c) To send his children to expensive boarding schools.
(d) To go back to Philadelphia to be a member of the Continental Congress.

5. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?
(a) His opinion on slavery.
(b) Jefferson's dexterity to tailor his writings for a specific audience.
(c) His relationship with King George III.
(d) His relationship with women other than his wife.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?

2. What does Jefferson become, very publicly, while an ambassador in France?

3. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?

4. What is Jefferson's refuge from troubled times?

5. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?

(see the answer key)

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