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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) Pennsylvania.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) On the internet.

2. Of what is Jefferson the founder?
(a) The University of Miami.
(b) The College of William and Mary.
(c) The University of Virginia.
(d) The University of the District of Columbia.

3. How does Ellis describe Jefferson regarding his sexual energy?
(a) He says he is "extremely masculine."
(b) He says he is "almost feminine."
(c) He says he is "almost uncomfortable."
(d) He says he is "very shy."

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

5. Of what is Jefferson the symbol?
(a) Fatherly love and loyalty.
(b) The anti-slavery movement.
(c) Dichotomies and stubbornness.
(d) Revolutionary fervor and America's premier idealist.

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

7. Who is Elizabeth Walker?
(a) Sally Hemings' sister.
(b) A woman with whom Alexander Hamilton has an illicit affair.
(c) A woman that Jefferson makes improper adavances to when he is a young, unmarried man.
(d) Jefferson's youngest daughter.

8. 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?
(a) The children resemble Jefferson's daughters.
(b) Several of the children call Jefferson "father."
(c) They are born in the Monticello house.
(d) Several of her children have features resembling Jefferson's.

9. What are John Adam's final words?
(a) "Thomas Jefferson lives."
(b) "The Founding Fathers live."
(c) "Thomas Jefferson is no more."
(d) "The Founding Fathers are no more."

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

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

12. Who reports the information about Elizabeth Walker with accuracy?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) James Callender.
(d) John Adams.

13. How is Jefferson's arrival in Washington, D.C?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Sad.
(c) Austere.
(d) Ostentatious.

14. What does Jefferson announce, almost immediately, after the Embargo Act is passed?
(a) He would not seek another term in office.
(b) He is canceling the Embarg Act.
(c) He is getting remarried.
(d) He will run for another term in office.

15. For how much does Napoleon sell the land?
(a) One dollar per acre.
(b) Three cents per acre.
(c) Three dollars per acre.
(d) One cent per acre.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who constantly attends Jefferson at Monticello?

2. With what does Jefferson's election coincide?

3. Why does Jefferson agree with the separation of church and state?

4. After the passing years, what do Jefferson and Adams begin to do?

5. How would Jefferson feel about increased military might?

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