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1. What evidence exists that supports the Thomas Jefferson-Sally Hemings relationship?
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First hand accounts
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Oral history accounts
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Historical documents
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Evaluation of Jefferson's schedule and travels
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DNA testing
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All of the above
2. DNA tests prove 100 percent that Thomas Jefferson was the father of at least one of Sally Hemings's children.
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True
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False
3. When did interracial marriage become legal in all fifty U.S. states?
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1800
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1864
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1918
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1998
4. Martha Wayles, the wife of Thomas Jefferson, was Sally Hemings's...?
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Sister
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Half-sister
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Aunt
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Grandmother
5. How "black" was Sally Hemings?
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All "black"
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Half "black"
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One-quarter "black"
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One-eighth "black"
6. How many of Madison Hemings's siblings passed as 'white?'
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1
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2
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3
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0
7. How long did it take for historians to accept that Jefferson had a relationship with Sally Hemings?
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43 years
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130 years
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200 years
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Have never accepted the idea.
8. How much did Thomas Jefferson offer for the return of a runaway Monticello slave?
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5 shillings
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40 shillings
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ten pounds
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one hundred pounds
9. How much was one of Jefferson's house slaves worth?
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$40 - $80
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$150 - $500
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$500 - $800
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$1,200 - $2,000
10. Was Thomas Jefferson an advocate of slavery?
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Yes
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No
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Yes and No
11. Was Thomas Jefferson racist?
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Yes
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No
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Yes and No
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