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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jefferson argue should be eliminated from the Constitution of the new nation?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Freedom of the press.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Women's rights.

2. Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?
(a) The Independent Party.
(b) The Whig Party.
(c) The Democratic Party.
(d) The Republican Party.

3. When it comes to Jefferson's writing, what does he not like?
(a) To have his work accepted.
(b) To write persuasively.
(c) To be edited.
(d) To write political pamphlets.

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

5. How is having an affair and fathering children with a slave viewed by people of Jefferson's day?
(a) Unethical.
(b) Normal.
(c) Not unusual.
(d) Unimportant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?

2. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?

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

4. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?

5. How does Jefferson react to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?

(see the answer key)

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