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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what is Jefferson compared at an elaborate dinner party?
(a) A non-English-speaking guest.
(b) A court jester.
(c) A criminal.
(d) A mime.

2. What does Abigail Adams encourage Jefferson to do, regarding his daughter Maria?
(a) To put her in a boarding school in France.
(b) To let Abigail take her to England.
(c) To keep her in Virginia.
(d) To bring her to France.

3. What happens to Martha Wales Jefferson several months after the birth of their daughter Lucy Elizabeth?
(a) She becomes ill but recovers.
(b) She becomes pregnant with their fourth child.
(c) She tells Jefferson she is not having anymore of his children.
(d) She dies.

4. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?
(a) The position of Vice President.
(b) The position of Secretary of Homeland Security.
(c) The position of Secretary of the Interior.
(d) The position of Secretary of State.

5. Why is little known about Jefferson's early history?
(a) He has his records destroyed to protect his family.
(b) No records are kept of his early life.
(c) His early life is fairly inconsequential.
(d) All records are destroyed in a fire in Shadwell, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sally Hemings?

2. Who are the other two ambassadors in France?

3. Where does Jefferson attend college?

4. Who first exposes Jefferson to a companionate marriage?

5. How much does Jefferson believe the war will cost?

(see the answer key)

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