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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jefferson idealize?
(a) The King of England.
(b) Nature.
(c) Humanity.
(d) France.

2. When it comes to Jefferson's writing, what does he not like?
(a) To write political pamphlets.
(b) To write persuasively.
(c) To have his work accepted.
(d) To be edited.

3. Who is Sally Hemings?
(a) Jefferson's wife.
(b) Jefferson's neice.
(c) Martha Wales' sister.
(d) A slave Jefferson inherited from his wife's family.

4. Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Republican Party.
(c) The Independent Party.
(d) The Democratic Party.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Ellis feel about presentism?

2. What illustrates two central features of Jefferson's personality?

3. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?

4. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?

5. What does Jefferson become, very publicly, while an ambassador in France?

(see the answer key)

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