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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2, Thomas Jefferson: the Aristocrat as Democrat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What lifestyle did Thomas Jefferson abhor?
(a) Mercantile.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Frontier.
(d) Agrarian.

2. What office did Thomas Jefferson hold in Virginia?
(a) Governor.
(b) Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Secretary of State.
(d) Secretary of Commerce.

3. Why were the Founders hesitant to establish a new monarchy?
(a) Too many different philosophies existed to choose one man.
(b) One man could not run a country effectively.
(c) A monarch rules in his own interests.
(d) There was no royal bloodline from which to choose a King.

4. According to the Founders, what could use private vices to produce public benefits?
(a) Economic markets.
(b) The judicial system.
(c) Political parties.
(d) Political platforms.

5. With what political party was Thomas Jefferson associated?
(a) The Whigs.
(b) The Progressive Party.
(c) The Federalists.
(d) The Democratic-Republicans.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Thomas Jefferson's interests?

2. With whose political theory did Thomas Jefferson agree?

3. What was the Constitution based upon?

4. How did Thomas Jefferson feel about property rights?

5. How did Thomas Jefferson secure freedom of religion in his home state?

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