Unit 5: Quiz on Enlightenment and Change

Who is mentioned as having followers continuing his legacy?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Cotton Mather

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who was considered the leader of the "better thinkers" movement in America during the Enlightenment?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

What does the text suggest about Thomas Jefferson's views on race?

• He was openly racist

• He was indifferent to race

• He might have claimed to have Black friends

• He was an advocate for racial equality

What realization did Jefferson come to as he grew older?

• Slavery was beneficial

• Slavery was about profit

• Slavery was a myth

• Slavery was a choice

What did Jefferson's father own in Virginia?

• The largest plantation

• The second-largest number of enslaved people

• The smallest plantation

• No enslaved people

Where was Phillis Wheatley originally from?

• Senegambia

• Boston

• Virginia

• New York

What was Phillis Wheatley's occupation?

• Poet

• Scientist

• Teacher

• Politician

What languages could Phillis Wheatley read by the age of twelve?

• Greek and Latin

• French and Spanish

• German and Italian

• Chinese and Japanese

What was Phillis Wheatley's status in the Wheatley household?

• Homeschooled and not a working slave

• A working slave

• A servant

• A guest

What did the poet prove by answering every question correctly?

• Her ability to write

• Her intelligence and humanity

• Her knowledge of history

• Her skill in mathematics