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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?
(a) Debate.
(b) Childrearing.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Arguing his cause.

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

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

5. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?
(a) Articles of the Confederation.
(b) Declaration of Independence.
(c) Declaration of Treachery by King George III.
(d) Constitution for the Freedom of Colonial America.

Short Answer Questions

1. When it comes to Jefferson's writing, what does he not like?

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

3. What does Jefferson know about some of the revisionist history he writes?

4. What does Jefferson argue should be eliminated from the Constitution of the new nation?

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

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