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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why could those listening to his first address not understand him?
(a) He mumbles so badly.
(b) He has a cold and loses his voice.
(c) The crowd is cheering too loudly.
(d) They are too far away from him.

2. What does Jefferson do with the 1,000 letters he receives each year?
(a) He writes lengthy, painstaking responses to each one.
(b) He burns them.
(c) He writes short responses to a select few.
(d) He returns them.

3. Regarding Sally Hemings, of what is Jefferson regularly accused?
(a) Selling her into slavery.
(b) Being her father.
(c) Not providing for her.
(d) Having an affair with her after his wife's death and fathering several of her seven children.

4. Who does Patsy confess to loving more than her husband?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Her sister.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her nanny.

5. Who are the last surviving Founding Fathers?
(a) Hamilton and Burr.
(b) Madison and Monroe.
(c) Jefferson and Adams.
(d) Jefferson and Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jefferson believe the vastness of the western territories would do to slavery?

2. For how much does Napoleon sell the land?

3. Soon after retiring to Monticello, he outlines a tract addressing what charges?

4. What affect does Jefferson's term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?

5. How does Ellis feel about presentism?

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