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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How would one describe Jefferson's lifestyle?
(a) Austere.
(b) Lavish.
(c) Meager.
(d) Humble.

3. What is Jefferson's most liquid asset?
(a) The nails made at Monticello.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) Wheat.
(d) The large number of slaves he owns.

4. Who constantly attends Jefferson at Monticello?
(a) His black slave Burwell.
(b) No one, for he is alone.
(c) His daughter Maria.
(d) His black slave Sally Hemings.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Jefferson's political beliefs during those revolutionary times?

2. What does Jefferson announce, almost immediately, after the Embargo Act is passed?

3. What pattern do his days at Monticello follow?

4. What do today's scholars know about this time in Jefferson's life?

5. Why is little known about Jefferson's early history?

(see the answer key)

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