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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname Ellis gives for Sally Hemings?
(a) Black Sal.
(b) White Sally.
(c) Sally Forth.
(d) Silly Sally.

2. What does Abigail Adams provide Jefferson from London?
(a) A connection with Parliament.
(b) Intimate female companionship.
(c) Parenting advice.
(d) A connection to King George III.

3. How much does Jefferson believe the war will cost?
(a) $3 billion.
(b) $6 billion.
(c) $3 million.
(d) $6 million.

4. How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?
(a) The first four years of the 19th century.
(b) The first thirty-four years of the 19th century.
(c) The first twenty-four years of the 19th century.
(d) The first fourteen years of the 19th century.

5. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?
(a) He abhors slavery, and he does not own slaves.
(b) He believes slavery is immoral, yet he owns slaves.
(c) He believes that slavery is an acceptable practice, yet he does not own slaves.
(d) He promotes slavery and owns slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. What test proves that Ellis's belief that a dalliance is completely out of character for Jefferson is incorrect?

2. Who is probably the most beloved and admired of American presidents?

3. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?

4. How is having an affair and fathering children with a slave viewed by people of Jefferson's day?

5. How long is Jefferson Governor of Virginia?

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