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

2. Why is Jefferson inconsolable and cries every night for six weeks?
(a) His mother dies.
(b) His wife dies.
(c) His father dies.
(d) His daughter dies.

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

4. Why does the audience not ask questions regarding Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?
(a) They are too embarrassed.
(b) They are unsure whether it is appropriate to discuss these issues.
(c) They are too timid.
(d) They are too well-mannered.

5. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?
(a) The letters Jefferson and Madison exchange.
(b) The laws he passes as Governor of Virginia.
(c) The letter Jefferson and Abigail Adams exchange.
(d) His pamphlets.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What affect does Jefferson's term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?

3. Where does Jefferson attend college?

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

5. To what is Jefferson compared at an elaborate dinner party?

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