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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jefferson idealize?
(a) The King of England.
(b) France.
(c) Nature.
(d) Humanity.

2. How does Jefferson feel about spirited debates?
(a) He loves to be in on the action.
(b) He has a stong aversion towards them and is unable to participate.
(c) He thinks they are very beneficial when fighting for a cause.
(d) He believes they are a waste of time.

3. What does Abigail Adams provide Jefferson from London?
(a) A connection with Parliament.
(b) Intimate female companionship.
(c) Parenting advice.
(d) A connection to King George III.

4. What does the Virginia Assembly do, regarding Jefferson's reaction to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) They chastise him for hiding.
(b) They make him commander of the Virginia army.
(c) They award him with the Medal of Honor.
(d) They launch an investigation against him for cowardice and dereliction of duty.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is a key facet of Jefferson's personality?

3. What issue does Ellis dismiss as "slanderous assaults?"

4. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?

5. What does Jefferson know about some of the revisionist history he writes?

(see the answer key)

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