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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Abigail Adams encourage Jefferson to do, regarding his daughter Maria?
(a) To bring her to France.
(b) To put her in a boarding school in France.
(c) To let Abigail take her to England.
(d) To keep her in Virginia.

2. What is Jefferson's most liquid asset?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Tobacco.
(c) The large number of slaves he owns.
(d) The nails made at Monticello.

3. Who does Jefferson tell his daughter Martha is the father of Sally's children?
(a) Aaron Burr.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) His father-in-law, John Wales.
(d) His nephew, Peter Carr.

4. How does Jefferson react to the invasion by Benedict Arnold's troops?
(a) He single-handedly fights Benedict Arnold.
(b) He hides in Monticello.
(c) He musters his militia.
(d) He flees on horseback.

5. What is a key facet of Jefferson's personality?
(a) His abhorence of slavery.
(b) His fatherly love.
(c) His sense of humor.
(d) His lifelong avoidance of conflict.

Short Answer Questions

1. What serve as the most enduring record of Jefferson's life?

2. How are John Adam's last words factually incorrect?

3. Who are the other two ambassadors in France?

4. What does Jefferson argue should be eliminated from the Constitution of the new nation?

5. What does Jefferson owe English and Scottish firms?

(see the answer key)

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