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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what tradition does Jefferson regard all political power as inherently corrupting?
(a) The Whig tradition.
(b) The Federalist tradition.
(c) The Christian tradition.
(d) The Republican tradition.

3. When does Polly die?
(a) As a small child.
(b) In old age.
(c) In childbirth.
(d) While she is in France.

4. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) John Wales.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

5. What does Jefferson expect his slave to learn while in France?
(a) To become fluent in French.
(b) How to be obedient.
(c) The fine art of French painting.
(d) The fine art of French cookery.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?

2. Why does the audience not ask questions regarding Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?

3. Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?

4. What is presentism?

5. How many children do Patsy and her husband have?

(see the answer key)

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