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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jefferson the most popular historical figure?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) On the internet.
(c) Virginia.
(d) Pennsylvania.

2. After the passing years, what do Jefferson and Adams begin to do?
(a) Argue again.
(b) Communicate civilly again.
(c) Forget about one another.
(d) Agree on polical issues.

3. Who is Sally Hemings?
(a) Jefferson's second wife.
(b) A slave that works in the fields at Monticello.
(c) A quadroon slave.
(d) A slave Jefferson sets free in his will.

4. What lasts the remainder of Jefferson's and Adams' lives?
(a) Their terms in office.
(b) Their exchange of letters.
(c) Their hatred for one another.
(d) The marriage of their children to one another.

5. What does Jefferson do regarding miscegenation?
(a) He practices miscegenation.
(b) He repeatedly speaks out about its evils.
(c) He encourages it.
(d) He passes a law to preserve it.

6. How are John Adam's last words factually incorrect?
(a) The Founding Fathers have all died.
(b) There is still one Founding Father alive.
(c) Jefferson dies about five hours after Adams.
(d) Jefferson dies about five hours earlier than Adams.

7. What speeches does Jefferson make during his time as president?
(a) Many speeches throughout his presidency.
(b) His two inaugural addresses.
(c) His one inagural address.
(d) Ten speeches throughout his second term in office.

8. When does this erosion take place?
(a) During the Civil War.
(b) During the Cold War.
(c) During the Vietnam War.
(d) During the Gulf War.

9. How many slaves does Jefferson free in his will?
(a) All of his slaves.
(b) Only the house slaves.
(c) Only five slaves.
(d) Only the Hemings.

10. What has happened with Thomas Jefferson's popularity over time?
(a) It has stayed the same.
(b) It has plummeted.
(c) It has increased.
(d) It has decreased.

11. Why could those listening to his first address not understand him?
(a) They are too far away from him.
(b) The crowd is cheering too loudly.
(c) He has a cold and loses his voice.
(d) He mumbles so badly.

12. With what does Jefferson's election coincide?
(a) A new sense of nationalism in the U.S.
(b) A new sense of isolationism in the U.S.
(c) The War of 1812.
(d) The death of Benjamin Franklin.

13. When is there an increase in U.S. military might?
(a) During the Gulf War.
(b) During the Vietnam War.
(c) During the Cold War.
(d) During the Civil War.

14. What is miscegenation?
(a) The collection of many races within one nation.
(b) The miscommunication between politicians.
(c) The mixing of races.
(d) The mixing of generations.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Elizabeth Walker?

2. In what tradition does Jefferson regard all political power as inherently corrupting?

3. Of what is Jefferson the founder?

4. Who is Jefferson's vice president?

5. Besides it being obvious that several of Sally Hemings' children have a white father, what makes it even more possible that they are Jefferson's?

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