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

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

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

5. What is the Boston Tea Party?
(a) A gathering of colonists to peacefully protest British rule.
(b) A prank by a group of hooligans.
(c) A fundraiser for the city of Boston.
(d) A tea store in Boston.

6. Jefferson's nail-making laborer's are compared to what author's characters?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Charles Manson.
(c) Emily Dickinson.
(d) Jane Seymour.

7. What does Ellis call flexibility and others might call hypocrisy?
(a) His relationship with King George III.
(b) His opinion on slavery.
(c) Jefferson's dexterity to tailor his writings for a specific audience.
(d) His relationship with women other than his wife.

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

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

10. Of what does Ellis feel it is unfair to accuse a man of Jefferson's time regarding women?
(a) Nudity.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Family.
(d) Sexism.

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

12. What does Jefferson expect his slave to learn while in France?
(a) The fine art of French painting.
(b) How to be obedient.
(c) To become fluent in French.
(d) The fine art of French cookery.

13. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?
(a) Debate.
(b) Arguing his cause.
(c) Compromise.
(d) Childrearing.

14. How is having an affair and fathering children with a slave viewed by people of Jefferson's day?
(a) Not unusual.
(b) Normal.
(c) Unethical.
(d) Unimportant.

15. When he is elected president, what does George Washington offer Jefferson?
(a) The position of Secretary of the Interior.
(b) The position of Secretary of State.
(c) The position of Secretary of Homeland Security.
(d) The position of Vice President.