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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. Who points out "The true Jeffersonian legacy is to be hostile to legacies?"
(a) Jaqueline Applegate.
(b) James Joyce.
(c) Joyce Appleby.
(d) Joclyn Smith.

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

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

4. Of what change in the U.S. would Jefferson disapprove?
(a) The abolition of slavery.
(b) Efforts to protect the environment.
(c) The erosion of states' rights.
(d) The fight for family farms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ellis say about Sally's last two children, Madison and Eston?

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

3. What does the previous administration rename Washington's Goose Creek?

4. What happens between France and England in 1803?

5. Who reports the information about Elizabeth Walker with accuracy?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who are the last two surviving Founding Fathers, and how are they treated?

2. How does Jefferson's arrival in Washington, D.C., differ from his arrivals in Philadelphia and Paris?

3. What does Jefferson want to eliminate as president?

4. Why will scholars still be arguing about Jefferson's legacies well into the 22nd century?

5. How is Jefferson's public speaking as president?

6. What does John Adams mean by "Thomas Jefferson lives"?

7. What is the reason for the lack of pomp in his arrival to the Capitol?

8. What is ironic about Jefferson's approval of the separation of church and state?

9. What is the most enduring scandal of Jefferson's life?

10. What happens between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

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