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To verify if a checkbox has been chosen within Jest React, you can follow these steps:

1. First, get the checkbox element by using a query selector or any other method that helps you identify the checkbox in the component you are testing.

2. Once you have selected the element, you can use the simulate method to simulate the click event, which will toggle the checkbox.

3. Finally, you can use the expect method to check the value of the checkbox. If the checkbox has been chosen or toggled, its value should be true, and if it has not been chosen or toggled, the value should be false.

Here is an example code snippet that demonstrates how to verify if a checkbox has been chosen within Jest React:

import { mount } from 'enzyme';
import MyComponent from './MyComponent';

describe('MyComponent', () => {
  it('should check the checkbox when clicked', () => {
    const wrapper = mount(<MyComponent />);
    const checkbox = wrapper.find('#my-checkbox');
    checkbox.simulate('click');
    expect(checkbox.props().checked).toEqual(true);
  });
});

In this example, the MyComponent component contains a checkbox element with the ID my-checkbox. The test simulates a click event on the checkbox and then checks if the checkbox is checked or not. If the checkbox is checked, the test will pass; otherwise, it will fail.