| 1. | Thomas Jefferson was the ______ president of the United States. |
| a. | | First |
| b. | | Third |
| c. | | Sixth |
| d. | | Second
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| 2. | What major event did NOT happen while Thomas Jefferson was president? |
| a. | | Civil War |
| b. | | Louisiana Purchase |
| c. | | Embargo Act of 1807 |
| d. | | Lewis and Clark Expedition
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| 3. | In what other governmental posts did Thomas Jefferson serve? |
| a. | | Governor of Virginia |
| b. | | Secretary of State |
| c. | | Vice President |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 4. | When Thomas Jefferson's father died, what did Thomas inherit? |
| a. | | Slaves |
| b. | | Land |
| c. | | A job |
| d. | | Thousands of dollars
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| 5. | How many children did Thomas Jefferson and his wife, Martha Wayles Skelton have together? |
| a. | | 5 |
| b. | | 10 |
| c. | | 6 |
| d. | | 2
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| 6. | What university is Thomas Jefferson considered to be the "father" and "founder" of? |
| a. | | William and Mary |
| b. | | University of Virginia |
| c. | | University of Delaware |
| d. | | Yale
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| 7. | When Thomas Jefferson ran for president in 1800, he was verbally attacked by federalists. What did they call him? |
| a. | | Enemy of Christianity |
| b. | | Deist |
| c. | | Atheist |
| d. | | All of the above
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| 8. | Thomas Jefferson was buried in a crypt. |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False
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| 9. | On what day did Thomas Jefferson die? |
| a. | | Christmas |
| b. | | Independence Day |
| c. | | Easter |
| d. | | His birthday
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| 10. | As president, Thomas Jefferson discontinued what practice? |
| a. | | Delivering the State of the Union address in person |
| b. | | Having public inaugurations |
| c. | | Giving public speeches |
| d. | | Publicly sharing details of governmental actions
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| 11. | What was the name of the slave with whom Thomas Jefferson carried on an affair? |
| a. | | Sally Jessup |
| b. | | Rose Parkings |
| c. | | Sally Hemings |
| d. | | Rose Jessup
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| 12. | Thomas Jefferson is one of four U.S. Presidents engraved on the front of Mount Rushmore. Who are the other three? |
| a. | | George Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln |
| b. | | George Washington, John Adams, Abraham Lincoln |
| c. | | John Adams, Abraham Lincoln, James Madison |
| d. | | John Adams, James Madison, George Washington
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| 13. | On what American coin will you find Thomas Jefferson's face? |
| a. | | Quarter |
| b. | | Dime |
| c. | | Penney |
| d. | | Nickel
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| 14. | What was the name of the home Thomas Jefferson designed and lived in until his death? |
| a. | | Shadwell |
| b. | | Poplar Forest |
| c. | | Monticello |
| d. | | Charlotte
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| 15. | Who was Thomas Jefferson's vice president? |
| a. | | Aaron Burr |
| b. | | James Madison |
| c. | | John Jay |
| d. | | John Adams
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| 16. | What did Thomas Jefferson invent? |
| a. | | lightbulb |
| b. | | electiricty |
| c. | | fire department |
| d. | | dumbwaiter
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| 17. | when did thomas jefferson die |
| a. | | may 7 |
| b. | | july 4 |
| c. | | march 23 |
| d. | | june 15
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| 18. | He looked for the _________ in people and did not care for pomp. |
| a. | | bad |
| b. | | evil |
| c. | | good |
| d. | | kindness
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| 19. | The idea of Natural Law was a philosophy espoused by |
| a. | | Adam Smith |
| b. | | Thomas Hobbes |
| c. | | John Locke |
| d. | | None of the above
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| 20. | Who was one of the men to approve and sign the declaration of independence |
| a. | | john madison |
| b. | | benjamin franklin |
| c. | | teddy rosevelt |
| d. | | john kenndy
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| 21. | When did Thomas Jefferson design Monticello |
| a. | | 1768 |
| b. | | 1776 |
| c. | | 1789 |
| d. | | 1787
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| 22. | How long did Thomas Jefferson became President |
| a. | | 8 Years-from 1801-1809 |
| b. | | 4 Years-from 1789-1793 |
| c. | | 7 Years-from 1801-1808 |
| d. | | 11 Years-from 1800-1811
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| 23. | Thomas Jefferson was the _______ president. |
| a. | | third |
| b. | | sixth |
| c. | | fourth |
| d. | | fifth
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| 24. | What is Thomas Jefferson's lifespan |
| a. | | 1731-1809 |
| b. | | 1735-1826 |
| c. | | 1743-1826 |
| d. | | 1747-1752
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| 25. | How many years did Thomas Jefferson live |
| a. | | 83 years |
| b. | | 79 years |
| c. | | 97 years |
| d. | | 108 years
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| 26. | How many children did Thomas Jefferson have in total, even Thomas |
| a. | | 10 Children |
| b. | | 6 Children |
| c. | | 12 Childen |
| d. | | 0 Childen
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What others think about Thomas Jefferson |
| By: Kevin on Jan 26, 2010 |
| | Jefferson died the same day ( the same year) as President John Adams |
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| By: Jennifer on May 8, 2009 |
| | Poplar Forest is little known in comparison with Monticello, but he also designed it's layout and was the architect for its buildings as well. |
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| By: hannah guzman on Apr 4, 2009 |
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| By: Jodi on Feb 26, 2009 |
| | Jefferson did not invent the dumbwaiter, he simply altered its design to suite his needs at Monticello. The only actual invention that Jefferson can be accurately credited with is a plow that he called the Mould-board plow of least resistance. |
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| By: Olivia on Feb 11, 2009 |
| | He was a ''political philosopher.'' |
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| By: yare on Nov 6, 2008 |
| | He wrote the declaration of independence. |
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| By: K. Williams on Oct 15, 2008 |
| | Jefferson's favorite vegatable was the pea, and he wasn't vegitarian he just liked meat less than vegetables. |
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| By: James Wagner on Aug 14, 2008 |
| | It took Thomas Jefferson 18 days to write the Declaration of Independence and it is only 1 page. |
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