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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. How does Jefferson arrive in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress?
(a) He arrives in an opulent carriage with three slaves outfitted in elaborate costumes.
(b) He arrives secretly in the night, due to the high security risk.
(c) He arrives excited and ready to lead the nation.
(d) He arrives by horseback, as do most people at this time.

3. How does Ellis feel about presentism?
(a) He argues against it.
(b) He agrees with it.
(c) He is unsure about his stand on it.
(d) He suffers from it.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the reason the author gives for the contradiction between Jefferson's opinion of slavery and his owning of slaves?

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

3. To what does Jefferson have a propensity?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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