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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How are Jefferson's actions towards slavery and his views of slavery contradictory?
(a) He abhors slavery, and he does not own slaves.
(b) He believes slavery is immoral, yet he owns slaves.
(c) He believes that slavery is an acceptable practice, yet he does not own slaves.
(d) He promotes slavery and owns slaves.

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

3. Who accompanied Jefferson to France?
(a) John Adams and Ben Franklin.
(b) His three daughters.
(c) Sally Hemings.
(d) His daughter Martha, known as Patsy, and a slave named James Hemings.

4. How long is Jefferson Governor of Virginia?
(a) Four years.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

5. How are Jefferson's political beliefs during those revolutionary times?
(a) Radical.
(b) Unknown.
(c) Liberal.
(d) Conservative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do both Franklin Roosevelt and Herbert Hoover claim about Jefferson?

2. Why do many men of Jefferson's time refuse to own slaves?

3. What issue does Ellis dismiss as "slanderous assaults?"

4. What is a key facet of Jefferson's personality?

5. What does the author find surprising about an evening devoted to Jefferson in 1993?

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