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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who was Burr's second in the duel?
(a) Washington.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Pendleton.
(d) Van Ness.
2. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?
(a) One night.
(b) Three Weeks.
(c) One year.
(d) Three months.
3. Who did Madison feel would be exploited and cheated as a result of Hamilton's plan?
(a) Wives and families of ex-presidents.
(b) Congress.
(c) Civil War veterans.
(d) Revolutionary War veterans.
4. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?
(a) Telecommunications.
(b) Price of Postage.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Secret Service.
5. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?
(a) Private.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Captain.
(d) General.
6. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?
(a) Through debates, letters, private discussions and presentations at the meetings.
(b) Abigail Adams kep the minutes and published them in their entirety after the convention ended.
(c) Unknown, all meetings were held in secret and no records were kept.
(d) All were written by Thomas Jefferson.
7. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?
(a) The Age of Passion.
(b) The Ice Age.
(c) The Renaissance.
(d) The Bronze Age.
8. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
(a) Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) President.
(c) Commander in Chief of the Army.
(d) Vice President.
9. On the subject of Hamilton's financial proposal, what was the main issue?
(a) Black versus White.
(b) Abolition versus Slavery.
(c) Gold versus Silver.
(d) Agrarian versus commercial sources of wealth.
10. What was the main item on the agenda for the dinner?
(a) Hamilton's upcoming duel with Aaron Burr.
(b) Rumors about Dolly Madison.
(c) What color to paint the presidential residence.
(d) Hamilton's financial plan for the new government.
11. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?
(a) Three years in prison.
(b) Death.
(c) Severe damage to their credit.
(d) Substantial fines.
12. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
(a) New York City, NY.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) Philadelphia, PA.
(d) Cleveland, OH.
13. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?
(a) Communism.
(b) Representative government based popular sovreignty and some form of market economy fueled by the energies of individual citizens.
(c) Feudal system governed by kings, queens and lords.
(d) Marxist and socialist.
14. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?
(a) France.
(b) India.
(c) Germany.
(d) Mexico.
15. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?
(a) The New York Times interview of the duel participants.
(b) Invitation to a duel.
(c) Burr's application process to work for Hamilton.
(d) A meeting between the seconds for the duel.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?
2. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?
3. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?
4. Why did the duel take place in such an out of the way location?
5. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?
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