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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?
(a) He promotes slavery and owns slaves.
(b) He abhors slavery, and he does not own slaves.
(c) He believes that slavery is an acceptable practice, yet he does not own slaves.
(d) He believes slavery is immoral, yet he owns slaves.

2. What does Jefferson argue should be eliminated from the Constitution of the new nation?
(a) Women's rights.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Freedom of the press.

3. What is a key facet of Jefferson's personality?
(a) His sense of humor.
(b) His lifelong avoidance of conflict.
(c) His abhorence of slavery.
(d) His fatherly love.

4. What do many slave owners require of their slaves?
(a) Tutoring.
(b) Sexual services.
(c) Disobedience.
(d) An education.

5. What is the cause of friction for Jefferson?
(a) His political career.
(b) His marriage to Martha.
(c) His relationship with Sally Hemings.
(d) His stint as governor.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Jefferson believe the war will last?

2. How does Jefferson arrive in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress?

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

4. How much does Jefferson believe the war will cost?

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

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