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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Theodore Roosevelt.
(c) John Wales.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

3. Who claims this president?
(a) Republicans.
(b) Democrats.
(c) His wife, Martha Wales.
(d) Liberals and conservatives.

4. 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.

5. What is the cause of friction for Jefferson?
(a) His political career.
(b) His stint as governor.
(c) His relationship with Sally Hemings.
(d) His marriage to Martha.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Ellis feel about presentism?

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

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

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