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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?
(a) Constitution for the Freedom of Colonial America.
(b) Declaration of Treachery by King George III.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Articles of the Confederation.

2. Why do many men of Jefferson's time refuse to own slaves?
(a) On moral grounds.
(b) They abhore those that are not white.
(c) They believe in complete segregation.
(d) They believe slaves spread disease.

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

4. For what are Betty Hemings' grandchildren mistaken?
(a) Hispanic.
(b) Jefferson's children.
(c) Slaves.
(d) Caucasians.

5. What illustrates two central features of Jefferson's personality?
(a) The amended version of the "Declaration of Independence."
(b) His relationship with his children.
(c) His friendships with John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(d) The address called the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms."

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

7. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?
(a) He believes slavery is immoral, yet he owns slaves.
(b) He believes that slavery is an acceptable practice, yet he does not own slaves.
(c) He abhors slavery, and he does not own slaves.
(d) He promotes slavery and owns slaves.

8. Who first exposes Jefferson to a companionate marriage?
(a) James and Dolley Madison.
(b) John and Abigail Adams.
(c) Ben and Debrah Franklin.
(d) George and Martha Washington.

9. Like many Virginia aristocrats, what does Jefferson equate to land?
(a) Slaves.
(b) Struggle.
(c) Wealth.
(d) Growth.

10. Jefferson's nail-making laborer's are compared to what author's characters?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Charles Manson.
(c) Charles Dickens.
(d) Jane Seymour.

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

12. What have several historians pointed out does not exist between a master and a slave?
(a) A hierarchy.
(b) Racism.
(c) Consensual sex.
(d) Fear.

13. Besides slaves, what else does Jefferson inherit from his father-in-law's estate?
(a) Debt.
(b) Animals.
(c) A house.
(d) Land.

14. What does Jefferson decide to plant in the place of tobacco?
(a) Soybeans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Wheat.
(d) Flax.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is presentism?

2. What is expected of politicians of Jefferson's day?

3. What does Jefferson study in college?

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

5. How many children do Patsy and her husband have?

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