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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is probably the most beloved and admired of American presidents?
(a) George Bush.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) George Washington.

2. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?
(a) To build a house and run for the House of Burgesses.
(b) His marriage to Martha and the birth of his three daughters.
(c) His marriage to Martha and his move to Philadelphia.
(d) The writing of his pamphlets and his time as governor of Virginia.

3. What illustrates two central features of Jefferson's personality?
(a) The amended version of the "Declaration of Independence."
(b) His relationship with his children.
(c) His friendships with John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(d) The address called the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms."

4. What does the Virginia Assembly do, regarding Jefferson's reaction to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) They award him with the Medal of Honor.
(b) They make him commander of the Virginia army.
(c) They launch an investigation against him for cowardice and dereliction of duty.
(d) They chastise him for hiding.

5. Who accompanied Jefferson to France?
(a) Sally Hemings.
(b) John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(c) His three daughters.
(d) His daughter Martha, known as Patsy, and a slave named James Hemings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is expected of politicians of Jefferson's day?

2. What do many slave owners require of their slaves?

3. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?

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

5. What happens to Martha Wales Jefferson several months after the birth of their daughter Lucy Elizabeth?

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