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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what tradition does Jefferson regard all political power as inherently corrupting?
(a) The Federalist tradition.
(b) The Republican tradition.
(c) The Christian tradition.
(d) The Whig tradition.

2. Who are the last surviving Founding Fathers?
(a) Hamilton and Burr.
(b) Madison and Monroe.
(c) Jefferson and Adams.
(d) Jefferson and Franklin.

3. What does Jefferson believe creates wars, rather than prevents them?
(a) Armies and navies.
(b) The civilians of a country.
(c) Guns and other weaponry.
(d) The government.

4. When do historians discover Jefferson is at Monticello with Sally nine months before she gives birth to each of her children?
(a) In the 1950s.
(b) In the 1850s.
(c) In the 1960s.
(d) In the 1860s.

5. For what does Jefferson owe $10,000 his first year as president?
(a) Decorations.
(b) Carriages.
(c) His daughter's school tuition.
(d) Wine.

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

7. What does Jefferson believe the vastness of the western territories would do to slavery?
(a) Have nothing to do with slavery.
(b) Dissipate it.
(c) Embrace it.
(d) Encourage it.

8. Who is Aaron Burr?
(a) Jefferson's Secretary of State.
(b) A powerful speaker.
(c) An ambitious political schemer.
(d) A lovable, friendly man.

9. Thomas Payne began as a revolutionary hero. What has he become in just a few years?
(a) An obnoxious alcoholic.
(b) He is more popular and loved than ever.
(c) He is a pastor.
(d) He is a hermit.

10. What is remarkable about the transfer of power from one president to the next?
(a) That it happens so quickly.
(b) That it happens to violently.
(c) That it happens at all.
(d) That it happens so quietly.

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

12. What pattern do his days at Monticello follow?
(a) He spends his days in the fields watching over his slaves.
(b) He sits, relaxes, and thinks about his life.
(c) The prdictable pattern of an aristocratic gentleman.
(d) They are very unpredictable.

13. What do today's scholars know about this time in Jefferson's life?
(a) Very little.
(b) More than any other time in his life.
(c) As much as they know about the rest of his life.
(d) Nothing, since his records are burned in a fire.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What lasts the remainder of Jefferson's and Adams' lives?

2. Where is Jefferson the most popular historical figure?

3. Why does the wife of a British minister refer to his administration as "barbaric?"

4. How does Ellis describe Jefferson regarding his sexual energy?

5. Who is Sally Hemings?

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