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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) France.
(b) Humanity.
(c) The King of England.
(d) Nature.

2. Why do many men of Jefferson's time refuse to own slaves?
(a) On moral grounds.
(b) They abhore those that are not white.
(c) They believe slaves spread disease.
(d) They believe in complete segregation.

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

4. What do many slave owners require of their slaves?
(a) An education.
(b) Disobedience.
(c) Tutoring.
(d) Sexual services.

5. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?
(a) The position of Secretary of State.
(b) The position of Secretary of the Interior.
(c) The position of Secretary of Homeland Security.
(d) The position of Vice President.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue does Ellis dismiss as "slanderous assaults?"

2. Regarding Sally Hemings, of what is Jefferson regularly accused?

3. How are Jefferson's political beliefs during those revolutionary times?

4. What is Jefferson's refuge from troubled times?

5. How long is Jefferson Governor of Virginia?

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