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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. What does Abigail Adams provide Jefferson from London?
(a) Parenting advice.
(b) Intimate female companionship.
(c) A connection with Parliament.
(d) A connection to King George III.

2. How would Jefferson have gone through life, if his pamphlet had not been published?
(a) As a Virginia politician.
(b) An American ambassador.
(c) Unnoticed.
(d) As a well-known lawyer.

3. How many slaves does Jefferson own at this point in his life?
(a) Between 10 and 20.
(b) Between 100 and 200.
(c) Between 50 and 100.
(d) Between 5 and 10.

4. What affect does Jefferson's term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?
(a) The state's economy prospers.
(b) The state goesunder major political renovations.
(c) The state develops rapidly.
(d) The state's economy is a disaster.

5. Of what is the pamphlet "A Summary of the Rights of British America" a first draft?
(a) Constitution for the Freedom of Colonial America.
(b) Declaration of Treachery by King George III.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Articles of the Confederation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What family is allowed to live at Mulberry Row?

2. What two decisions shape Jefferson's entire life?

3. How many children do Patsy and her husband have?

4. Who are the other two ambassadors in France?

5. How does Jefferson feel about spirited debates?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jefferson claimed by many individuals with opposing beliefs?

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

3. Why does Jefferson hate Alexander Hamilton so much?

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

5. What do John Wales and Thomas Jefferson possibly have in common?

6. To what does the author compare the sexual services required of slaves?

7. What is the author's opinion about Bill Clinton's behavior with Monica Lewinsky?

8. Why does Martha force Jefferson to promise to never remarry?

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

10. What three articles is he known for writing?

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