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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the nickname Ellis gives for Sally Hemings?
(a) White Sally.
(b) Black Sal.
(c) Silly Sally.
(d) Sally Forth.

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

3. What have several historians pointed out does not exist between a master and a slave?
(a) Fear.
(b) Consensual sex.
(c) Racism.
(d) A hierarchy.

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

5. What is Jefferson's attitude towards slavery?
(a) Inconsistent and inexplicable.
(b) Slavery is needed to have a successful society.
(c) He is completely against slavery.
(d) It is acceptable in certain situations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What promise does Martha extract from Jefferson?

2. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?

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

4. Who is Sally Hemings?

5. What is the cause of friction for Jefferson?

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