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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Of what party does Jefferson become the leader in just a few years?
(a) The Whig Party.
(b) The Democratic Party.
(c) The Republican Party.
(d) The Independent Party.

2. Why does the audience not ask questions regarding Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?
(a) They are too embarrassed.
(b) They are too timid.
(c) They are unsure whether it is appropriate to discuss these issues.
(d) They are too well-mannered.

3. What is presentism?
(a) To present false information about an issue or historical period.
(b) The tendency to apply current social and ethical standard to the behavior of past eras.
(c) The obsession with requiring gifts and other presents.
(d) Not believing that events in the past have taken place; being completely focused on present-day issues and topics.

4. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?
(a) The letters Jefferson and Madison exchange.
(b) The letter Jefferson and Abigail Adams exchange.
(c) His pamphlets.
(d) The laws he passes as Governor of Virginia.

5. What does Jefferson think about the white race?
(a) It is equal to all races.
(b) It reigns supreme.
(c) It is not a race.
(d) It is an arrogant race.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?

2. What happens to Martha Wales Jefferson several months after the birth of their daughter Lucy Elizabeth?

3. What is Jefferson's most liquid asset?

4. With whom did Jefferson engage in vile public clashes?

5. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?

(see the answer key)

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