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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through 1833, Chapter Twelve | 1834, Chapter One.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is able to get Burr's partners to leave when they come looking for money for the Texas land scheme?
(a) Burr.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Mrs. Burr.
(d) George Washington.

2. Which of the following is evidence that Burr's proposal to Madame Jumel was not spontaneous?
(a) Burr is already living with Madame Jumel.
(b) Madame Jumel has postponed her trip abroad.
(c) Madame Jumel's cook is fixing a wedding feast.
(d) Madame Jumel's children reveal Burr's plan.

3. When did Burr write most of his notes regarding the Revolutionary War?
(a) When he was lost at sea with his daughter.
(b) When he was hunched down in trenches during the war.
(c) When he was alone between marriages.
(d) When he traveled to Europe and lived with a prostitute.

4. What does Burr tell Charlie to tell Mrs. Burr when she arrives?
(a) That he is waiting upstairs.
(b) That he is leaving her.
(c) That he was expecting her.
(d) That he is in court.

5. How old is Burr when he marries Madame Jumel?
(a) 77.
(b) 53.
(c) 89.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the journal that Charlie finds in Burr's trunk describe?

2. For what reason does Burr leave the military?

3. Why does Burr find it surprising that George Washington, a Virginian, is put in charge of the Continental Army?

4. How much of Charlie's story about Burr's wedding is published in The Evening Post?

5. What is the outcome of the battle at White Plains?

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