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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Thomas Jefferson: the Aristocrat as Democrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?
(a) They were an unalienable right.
(b) They were to be dictated by the state government.
(c) They were the key to a stable natural order.
(d) They were to be dictated by the federal government.

2. With whose political theory did Thomas Jefferson agree?
(a) Joseph Priestley.
(b) Edmund Burke.
(c) Thomas Paine.
(d) John Locke.

3. With what political party was Alexander Hamilton associated?
(a) The Federalists.
(b) The Democratic-Republicans.
(c) The Whigs.
(d) The Progressive Party.

4. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Governor.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

5. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) Political platforms.
(b) Political parties.
(c) Economic markets.
(d) The judicial system.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?

2. How did the Founders separate power at the Federal level?

3. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

4. From which ancient philosophers did the Founders draw ideas?

5. With what class were most of the Founders associated?

(see the answer key)

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