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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is Jefferson Governor of Virginia?
(a) One year.
(b) Three years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Two years.

2. Where does Jefferson attend college?
(a) At Oberlin College.
(b) At the University of Virginia.
(c) At the College of Wiliam and Mary.
(d) At New York University.

3. What is expected of politicians of Jefferson's day?
(a) To be fallible humans like the rest of mankind.
(b) To represent the best that mankind has to offer.
(c) To live in Washington, D.C.
(d) To do what the people want.

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

5. How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?
(a) The first twenty-four years of the 19th century.
(b) The first fourteen years of the 19th century.
(c) The first four years of the 19th century.
(d) The first thirty-four years of the 19th century.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jefferson come to be a minor celebrity?

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

3. With whom does Jefferson exchange a series of passionate love letters?

4. What does Jefferson expect his slave to learn while in France?

5. Why does the audience not ask questions regarding Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?

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