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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who constantly attends Jefferson at Monticello?
(a) His black slave Burwell.
(b) His daughter Maria.
(c) His black slave Sally Hemings.
(d) No one, for he is alone.

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

3. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?
(a) His marriage to Martha and his move to Philadelphia.
(b) To build a house and run for the House of Burgesses.
(c) His marriage to Martha and the birth of his three daughters.
(d) The writing of his pamphlets and his time as governor of Virginia.

4. What does Jefferson study in college?
(a) Business.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Law.
(d) Interpersonal Communications.

5. What does Jefferson idealize?
(a) Humanity.
(b) The King of England.
(c) Nature.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?

2. Who does Jefferson sometimes revile as a drunkard and sometimes as a wise, just ruler?

3. What is Jefferson's attitude towards slavery?

4. Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?

5. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?

(see the answer key)

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