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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reason the author gives for the contradiction between Jefferson's opinion of slavery and his owning of slaves?
(a) He enjoys an easier life by owning slaves, therefore he is pro-slavery.
(b) He is against slavery but owns them because he feels pressure to do so.
(c) He believes in human dignity and freedom, as long as it does not conflict with his own wealth and comfort.
(d) He believes in human dignity for those that are of European descent, as long as they do not own slaves.

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. What do many slave owners require of their slaves?
(a) Sexual services.
(b) An education.
(c) Disobedience.
(d) Tutoring.

4. What does Jefferson know about some of the revisionist history he writes?
(a) It is true.
(b) It is just.
(c) It is false.
(d) It is inaccurate.

5. What is Jefferson's refuge from troubled times?
(a) Richmond, Virginia.
(b) Monticello.
(c) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(d) The Continental Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?

2. To what is Jefferson compared at an elaborate dinner party?

3. What do both William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow claim about Jefferson?

4. Of what does Ellis feel it is unfair to accuse a man of Jefferson's time regarding women?

5. To what does Jefferson have a propensity?

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