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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Jefferson believe creates wars, rather than prevents them?
(a) The civilians of a country.
(b) Armies and navies.
(c) Guns and other weaponry.
(d) The government.

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

4. Of what does Ellis feel it is unfair to accuse a man of Jefferson's time regarding women?
(a) Marriage.
(b) Sexism.
(c) Family.
(d) Nudity.

5. Where does Jefferson attend college?
(a) At the College of Wiliam and Mary.
(b) At Oberlin College.
(c) At the University of Virginia.
(d) At New York University.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?

2. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?

3. What is the end result of this planting?

4. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?

5. How does Jefferson arrive in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress?

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