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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 have several historians pointed out does not exist between a master and a slave?
(a) A hierarchy.
(b) Racism.
(c) Fear.
(d) Consensual sex.

2. Why do many men of Jefferson's time refuse to own slaves?
(a) They abhore those that are not white.
(b) They believe in complete segregation.
(c) They believe slaves spread disease.
(d) On moral grounds.

3. What does Jefferson know about some of the revisionist history he writes?
(a) It is just.
(b) It is false.
(c) It is true.
(d) It is inaccurate.

4. Of what has Jefferson either never learned the technique or accepted the necessity?
(a) Debate.
(b) Childrearing.
(c) Arguing his cause.
(d) Compromise.

5. What does the Virginia Assembly do, regarding Jefferson's reaction to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) They chastise him for hiding.
(b) They award him with the Medal of Honor.
(c) They make him commander of the Virginia army.
(d) They launch an investigation against him for cowardice and dereliction of duty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the nickname Ellis gives for Sally Hemings?

2. How does Ellis feel about presentism?

3. What is presentism?

4. Who does Jefferson refer to his slaves?

5. What is the Boston Tea Party?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why might the author be surprised by the number of people who attend the evening devoted to Jefferson?

2. What story does Jefferson glamorize to benefit himself?

3. What do Patsy and Polly have in common?

4. Where is the relationship between Jefferson and Hemings a topic?

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

6. What are two central features of Jefferson's personality?

7. What are two of Jefferson's untruths in his pamphlets?

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

9. What is known about Jefferson prior to his becoming a political figure?

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

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