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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children do Patsy and her husband have?
(a) One.
(b) Eleven.
(c) Seven.
(d) Four.

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

3. Who are the other two ambassadors in France?
(a) Madison and Monroe.
(b) John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(c) James Hemings and John Wales.
(d) George Washington and John Adams.

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

5. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?
(a) His pamphlets.
(b) The letter Jefferson and Abigail Adams exchange.
(c) The letters Jefferson and Madison exchange.
(d) The laws he passes as Governor of Virginia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is little known about Jefferson's early history?

2. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?

3. Regarding Sally Hemings, of what is Jefferson regularly accused?

4. What is the Boston Tea Party?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Jefferson not want to return to Philadelphia?

2. What story does Jefferson glamorize to benefit himself?

3. What do Polly and her mother have in common?

4. What two views of Jefferson's about King George III are incompatible?

5. Why does Jefferson's plan to plant wheat fail?

6. Why might the audience have been too polite to discuss Jefferson's slave ownership and relationship with Sally Hemings?

7. What does Jefferson do with his companions once they arrive in France?

8. How does Jefferson speak about and treat his slaves?

9. What three articles is he known for writing?

10. What do Patsy and Polly have in common?

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