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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sally Hemings?
(a) Jefferson's neice.
(b) Jefferson's wife.
(c) A slave Jefferson inherited from his wife's family.
(d) Martha Wales' sister.

2. Who handles the negotiations with the French?
(a) Madison.
(b) Burr.
(c) Adams.
(d) Jefferson.

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

4. How does Jefferson arrive in Paris?
(a) In an elaborate, handcrafted, phaeton that is fancier than the one that conveyed him to Philadelphia.
(b) Secretly in the night.
(c) In a parade.
(d) In a simple two-wheeled carriage.

5. How much does Jefferson believe the war will cost?
(a) $3 million.
(b) $3 billion.
(c) $6 million.
(d) $6 billion.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How would one describe Jefferson's lifestyle?

3. What illustrates two central features of Jefferson's personality?

4. To what does Jefferson have a propensity?

5. Who is probably the most beloved and admired of American presidents?

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