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

2. How does Jefferson react to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) He hides in Monticello.
(b) He single-handedly fights Benedict Arnold.
(c) He flees on horseback.
(d) He musters his militia.

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

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

5. Who first exposes Jefferson to a companionate marriage?
(a) James and Dolley Madison.
(b) George and Martha Washington.
(c) John and Abigail Adams.
(d) Ben and Debrah Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover claim about Jefferson?

2. Who are the other two ambassadors in France?

3. What is Jefferson's refuge from troubled times?

4. What test proves that Ellis's belief that a dalliance is completely out of character for Jefferson is incorrect?

5. What does Abigail Adams encourage Jefferson to do, regarding his daughter Maria?

(see the answer key)

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