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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Patsy marry?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Thomas Payne.
(c) William Randolph Hearst.
(d) Thomas Mann Randolph Jr.

2. What happens to Martha Wales Jefferson several months after the birth of their daughter Lucy Elizabeth?
(a) She dies.
(b) She becomes pregnant with their fourth child.
(c) She tells Jefferson she is not having anymore of his children.
(d) She becomes ill but recovers.

3. 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.

4. What does Abigail Adams provide Jefferson from London?
(a) A connection with Parliament.
(b) Parenting advice.
(c) Intimate female companionship.
(d) A connection to King George III.

5. By whom does Jefferson subsidize libelous accusations against Adams?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) James Callender.
(c) James Monroe.
(d) Elizabeth Walker.

Short Answer Questions

1. For what are Betty Hemings' grandchildren mistaken?

2. When does Jefferson permanently retire to Monticello?

3. What pattern do his days at Monticello follow?

4. What affect does Jefferson's term as Governor of Virginia have on the state?

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

(see the answer key)

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