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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what are these two acutely aware?
(a) Their old age.
(b) Their roles in history.
(c) Their disagreements.
(d) Their close friendship.

2. Who prints scurrilous, vengeful allegations against Jefferson?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) John Wade.
(d) James Callender.

3. Jefferson is a follower of Jesus but for what does he not have respect?
(a) Catholics.
(b) Most organized religions.
(c) Muslims.
(d) Jews.

4. As president, from what does Jefferson suffer?
(a) Asthma.
(b) Stage fright.
(c) Arthritis.
(d) Attacks by the press.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Of what is Jefferson the symbol?

2. After the passing years, what do Jefferson and Adams begin to do?

3. How many slaves does Jefferson free in his will?

4. Soon after retiring to Monticello, he outlines a tract addressing what charges?

5. What does Jefferson say to Elizabeth Walker's husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why will scholars still be arguing about Jefferson's legacies well into the 22nd century?

2. How does Jefferson's arrival in Washington, D.C., differ from his arrivals in Philadelphia and Paris?

3. Who are the last two surviving Founding Fathers, and how are they treated?

4. Although Jefferson believes that slavery should be abolished, what does he feel about the issue of equality?

5. What does Jefferson want to eliminate as president?

6. Of what aspects of our culture and government would Jefferson approve?

7. What is the reason for the lack of pomp in his arrival to the Capitol?

8. What role does James Callender play in this scandal?

9. How does Jefferson spend his retirement?

10. Why does Jefferson make the Louisiana Purchase?

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