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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 Christian tradition.
(b) The Federalist tradition.
(c) The Whig tradition.
(d) The Republican tradition.

2. To what is Jefferson compared at an elaborate dinner party?
(a) A mime.
(b) A criminal.
(c) A court jester.
(d) A non-English-speaking guest.

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

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

5. What does Jefferson become, very publicly, while an ambassador in France?
(a) A Francophile.
(b) A Democrat.
(c) A Christian.
(d) A hypocrite.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is deeply in debt?

2. Who does Polly marry?

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

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

5. With whom does Jefferson exchange a series of passionate love letters?

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