American Sphinx Test | Final Test - Easy

Joseph Ellis
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 110 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

American Sphinx Test | Final Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who handles the negotiations with the French?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Adams.
(c) Madison.
(d) Burr.

2. When does this erosion take place?
(a) During the Gulf War.
(b) During the Vietnam War.
(c) During the Civil War.
(d) During the Cold War.

3. For what does Jefferson owe $10,000 his first year as president?
(a) His daughter's school tuition.
(b) Carriages.
(c) Decorations.
(d) Wine.

4. Who reports the information about Elizabeth Walker with accuracy?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) James Madison.
(d) James Callender.

5. What makes American ships easy prey?
(a) Jefferson all but eliminates the U.S. Navy.
(b) The sailors are poorly trained.
(c) They are in a harbor far out at sea.
(d) They are not as technologically-advanced as other country's ships.

6. What is remarkable about the transfer of power from one president to the next?
(a) That it happens at all.
(b) That it happens so quickly.
(c) That it happens to violently.
(d) That it happens so quietly.

7. What small parade precedes him to the Capitol?
(a) A small parade of children.
(b) A small circus parade.
(c) A small parade of civilians.
(d) A small parade of dignitaries.

8. What does Jefferson do regarding miscegenation?
(a) He practices miscegenation.
(b) He passes a law to preserve it.
(c) He encourages it.
(d) He repeatedly speaks out about its evils.

9. What has happened with Thomas Jefferson's popularity over time?
(a) It has plummeted.
(b) It has increased.
(c) It has decreased.
(d) It has stayed the same.

10. Where is Jefferson the most popular historical figure?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Virginia.
(d) On the internet.

11. For how much does Napoleon sell the land?
(a) Three cents per acre.
(b) One dollar per acre.
(c) Three dollars per acre.
(d) One cent per acre.

12. What is one of Jefferson's primary goals?
(a) The elimination of foreigners in the U.S.
(b) The elimination of waste.
(c) The elimination of the national debt.
(d) The elimination of urban residences.

13. Who is Jefferson's vice president?
(a) Aaron Burr.
(b) James Monroe.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

14. How does Jefferson believe emancipation would work?
(a) It would start slowly in the northern states and then work south and west.
(b) If the newly freed slaves are deported.
(c) It would not work well at all.
(d) It would work extremely well.

15. What changes would Jefferson wholeheartedly approve?
(a) The abolition of slavery.
(b) African Americans in positions of power.
(c) The technological advances.
(d) The Industrial Revolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jefferson think about the white race?

2. What are John Adam's final words?

3. What pattern do his days at Monticello follow?

4. Who is Sally Hemings?

5. How does Ellis describe Jefferson regarding his sexual energy?

(see the answer keys)

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