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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 too well-mannered.
(d) They are unsure whether it is appropriate to discuss these issues.

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

3. How does Jefferson come to be a minor celebrity?
(a) His pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America."
(b) As governor of the state of Virginia.
(c) His ambassador position in France.
(d) His writing of the Declaration of Independence.

4. How would one describe Jefferson's lifestyle?
(a) Austere.
(b) Meager.
(c) Lavish.
(d) Humble.

5. What is the reason the author gives for the contradiction between Jefferson's opinion of slavery and his owning of slaves?
(a) He believes in human dignity for those that are of European descent, as long as they do not own slaves.
(b) He believes in human dignity and freedom, as long as it does not conflict with his own wealth and comfort.
(c) He enjoys an easier life by owning slaves, therefore he is pro-slavery.
(d) He is against slavery but owns them because he feels pressure to do so.

Short Answer Questions

1. Politicians have long been subjected to what type of rumors?

2. What did Jefferson never mean for his writings to do?

3. What does Jefferson believe creates wars, rather than prevents them?

4. Who points out "The true Jeffersonian legacy is to be hostile to legacies?"

5. What has happened with Thomas Jefferson's popularity over time?

(see the answer key)

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