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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?
(a) Who was the winner of the duel.
(b) Who was present at the duel.
(c) Whether either man fired their shots with the intent to kill.
(d) The exact location of the duel.

2. Who was Burr's second in the duel?
(a) Pendleton.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Washington.
(d) Van Ness.

3. When did Hamilton die?
(a) The next day, July 12, 1804.
(b) Two weeks later, July 25, 1804.
(c) A year later, in a boating accident.
(d) Immediately.

4. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Unknown, no specific records were kept.
(b) One hundred and three.
(c) Thirteen, one for each colony.
(d) Fifty-five.

5. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of confusion about the subject.
(b) His wife begged him to go.
(c) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(d) Out of boredom and over confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?

2. How did Hamilton propose to handle the debts of the thirteen states?

3. How many contributions did Hamilton make to The Federalist Papers?

4. Who makes history?

5. What was the total amount of debt the United States was facing in 1790?

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