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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?
(a) His relationship with King George III.
(b) His opinion on slavery.
(c) His relationship with women other than his wife.
(d) Jefferson's dexterity to tailor his writings for a specific audience.

2. Jefferson's nail-making laborer's are compared to what author's characters?
(a) Emily Dickinson.
(b) Charles Dickens.
(c) Jane Seymour.
(d) Charles Manson.

3. How would Jefferson have gone through life, if his pamphlet had not been published?
(a) An American ambassador.
(b) Unnoticed.
(c) As a Virginia politician.
(d) As a well-known lawyer.

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

5. What affect does Jefferson's term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?
(a) The state's economy prospers.
(b) The state's economy is a disaster.
(c) The state develops rapidly.
(d) The state goesunder major political renovations.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jefferson retire to Monticello by 1794?

2. What does Jefferson expect his slave to learn while in France?

3. Why is Jefferson inconsolable and cries every night for six weeks?

4. How famous is Jefferson at the time he becomes an ambassador in France?

5. Besides slaves, what else does Jefferson inherit from his father-in-law's estate?

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