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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Regarding Sally Hemings, of what is Jefferson regularly accused?
(a) Selling her into slavery.
(b) Being her father.
(c) Having an affair with her after his wife's death and fathering several of her seven children.
(d) Not providing for her.

2. What is the cause of friction for Jefferson?
(a) His political career.
(b) His marriage to Martha.
(c) His relationship with Sally Hemings.
(d) His stint as governor.

3. What is a key facet of Jefferson's personality?
(a) His fatherly love.
(b) His sense of humor.
(c) His lifelong avoidance of conflict.
(d) His abhorence of slavery.

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

5. What test proves that Ellis's belief that a dalliance is completely out of character for Jefferson is incorrect?
(a) A Regence test.
(b) A drug test.
(c) A DNA test.
(d) A DRA test.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what are several of Jefferson's arguments based?

2. How would Jefferson have gone through life, if his pamphlet had not been published?

3. Where does Jefferson attend college?

4. Who is Sally Hemings?

5. What is Jefferson's attitude towards slavery?

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