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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Ellis feel about presentism?
(a) He is unsure about his stand on it.
(b) He suffers from it.
(c) He argues against it.
(d) He agrees with it.

2. How does Jefferson come to be a minor celebrity?
(a) His pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America."
(b) As governor of the state of Virginia.
(c) His writing of the Declaration of Independence.
(d) His ambassador position in France.

3. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?
(a) The laws he passes as Governor of Virginia.
(b) The letter Jefferson and Abigail Adams exchange.
(c) His pamphlets.
(d) The letters Jefferson and Madison exchange.

4. What do both William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow claim about Jefferson?
(a) He is a great man.
(b) He shares their views about human dignity.
(c) He shares their architectural style.
(d) He shares their views of evolution and creation.

5. What is Jefferson's refuge from troubled times?
(a) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(b) Monticello.
(c) The Continental Congress.
(d) Richmond, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Jefferson have a propensity?

2. What promise does Martha extract from Jefferson?

3. What does Jefferson become, very publicly, while an ambassador in France?

4. What do many slave owners require of their slaves?

5. What is the Boston Tea Party?

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