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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tradition does Jefferson regard all political power as inherently corrupting?
(a) The Federalist tradition.
(b) The Republican tradition.
(c) The Christian tradition.
(d) The Whig tradition.

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

3. What lasts the remainder of Jefferson's and Adams' lives?
(a) Their hatred for one another.
(b) Their terms in office.
(c) Their exchange of letters.
(d) The marriage of their children to one another.

4. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?
(a) Constitution for the Freedom of Colonial America.
(b) Declaration of Independence.
(c) Declaration of Treachery by King George III.
(d) Articles of the Confederation.

5. Even as he voices inspiring words uniting republicans and federalists in his first inaugural address, what does he say in personal letters to friends?
(a) He vows to eradicate the Republicans.
(b) He vows to eradicate the Federalists.
(c) He vows to eradicate all parties.
(d) He vows to start his own party, the Democrats.

Short Answer Questions

1. Jefferson is a follower of Jesus but for what does he not have respect?

2. What is Jefferson's attitude towards slavery?

3. Regarding Sally Hemings, of what is Jefferson regularly accused?

4. What does Jefferson study in college?

5. What has been recognized by the "American Institute of Architects as 'the proudest achievement of American architecture in the past 200 years?'"

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