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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How famous is Jefferson at the time he becomes an ambassador in France?

2. Who does Patsy marry?

3. How does Jefferson react to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?

4. Who does Jefferson refer to his slaves?

5. What is Jefferson's attitude towards slavery?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jefferson receive advice from Abigail Adams while he is in France?

3. What is Jefferson's ideal Utopian society?

4. What three articles is he known for writing?

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

6. How is Jefferson's most successful financial enterprise operated?

7. What do Patsy and Polly have in common?

8. What impression does Jefferson's arrival in Paris give the French?

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

10. Why does Madison let Jefferson know that his name is being put forth as the Republican Party's candidate for president through coded letters?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Jefferson loves his wife, but he finds a woman who is a rare equal.

Part 1) Who is this woman?

Part 2) How is she the equal of Jefferson?

Part 3) What type of relationship do these two have?

Essay Topic 2

When the British, led by Benedict Arnold, invade Richmond, Jefferson flees on horseback.

Part 1) Why does he flee?

Part 2) What does the Virginia Assembly do because of this?

Part 3) How does this prove one of many differences exist between Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton?

Essay Topic 3

To Jefferson everything is black or white.

Part 1) Give examples from the text that prove this.

Part 2) Why do you believe he hates compromise?

Part 3) How does this aspect of his personality affect his life and relationships?

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