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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Jefferson arrive in Philadelphia for the first Continental Congress?
(a) He arrives by horseback, as do most people at this time.
(b) He arrives excited and ready to lead the nation.
(c) He arrives in an opulent carriage with three slaves outfitted in elaborate costumes.
(d) He arrives secretly in the night, due to the high security risk.

2. What governmental position does Alexander Hamilton hold?
(a) Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) Secretary of the Interior.
(c) Surgeon General.
(d) Secretary of State.

3. What is the end result of this planting?
(a) Plentiful fields.
(b) Failure.
(c) A successful harvest.
(d) The purchasing of more slaves to harvest the crop.

4. How does Jefferson react to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) He musters his militia.
(b) He flees on horseback.
(c) He hides in Monticello.
(d) He single-handedly fights Benedict Arnold.

5. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?
(a) His marriage to Martha and his move to Philadelphia.
(b) The writing of his pamphlets and his time as governor of Virginia.
(c) To build a house and run for the House of Burgesses.
(d) His marriage to Martha and the birth of his three daughters.

6. Of what descent is Hamilton?
(a) Irish.
(b) German.
(c) Scottish.
(d) French.

7. Besides slaves, what else does Jefferson inherit from his father-in-law's estate?
(a) Debt.
(b) A house.
(c) Land.
(d) Animals.

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

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

10. Why does Jefferson retire to Monticello by 1794?
(a) To work on the design for a new home.
(b) To heal his considerable political wounds.
(c) To get away from John Adams.
(d) To spend time with his daughters.

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

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

13. What family is allowed to live at Mulberry Row?
(a) His entire slave family.
(b) The Hemings family.
(c) Those family members with dark skin.
(d) Jefferson's family.

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

15. Who does Jefferson refer to his slaves?
(a) As the bane of his existence.
(b) As his "extended family."
(c) As his property.
(d) As members of society.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jefferson idealize?

2. What does Jefferson decide to plant in the place of tobacco?

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

4. How long did Jeffersonians rule the nation?

5. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?

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