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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For what are Betty Hemings' grandchildren mistaken?
(a) Jefferson's children.
(b) Hispanic.
(c) Caucasians.
(d) Slaves.

2. What illustrates two central features of Jefferson's personality?
(a) His relationship with his children.
(b) His friendships with John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(c) The amended version of the "Declaration of Independence."
(d) The address called the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity for Taking Up Arms."

3. How famous is Jefferson at the time he becomes an ambassador in France?
(a) His fame has stayed the same.
(b) His fame has decreased.
(c) His fame has increased.
(d) He is unknown in France.

4. Who is reportedly the father of Sally Hemings?
(a) John Wales.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Theodore Roosevelt.

5. Why is little known about Jefferson's early history?
(a) His early life is fairly inconsequential.
(b) He has his records destroyed to protect his family.
(c) No records are kept of his early life.
(d) All records are destroyed in a fire in Shadwell, Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow claim about Jefferson?

2. How is having an affair and fathering children with a slave viewed by people of Jefferson's day?

3. With whom did Jefferson engage in vile public clashes?

4. How would Jefferson have gone through life, if his pamphlet had not been published?

5. Where does Jefferson attend college?

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