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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lincoln borrow a neighbor's baby?
(a) To pace with while he is thinking.
(b) To use in a play that is being put on at the local school.
(c) To find out more about what the children of America need.
(d) To comfort him after the death of a loved one.

2. What event has distracted historians from telling the whole story about Burr?
(a) The American Revolution.
(b) The French and Indian War.
(c) Shea's rebellion.
(d) The duel with Alexander Hamilton.

3. Why does John Paul Jones write to Benjamin Franklin in "Battle Between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis"?
(a) To explain the circumstances leading up to the loss of a ship.
(b) To explain why he feels that naval policy should be changed.
(c) To explain how ships could be better maintained so that they are more resistant to fires.
(d) To explain the outcome of a recent battle.

4. What do you think that Williams means when he says that Lincoln's assassination shows the "brutalizing desolation of life in America up to that time"?
(a) Williams is referring to the desolate landscape that was left after many cities were burned during the Civil War.
(b) Williams is referring to the fact that few Americans lived to reach old age during Lincoln's day.
(c) Williams is referring to the violence of American life.
(d) Williams is referring to the personal depression of many Americans during the Civil War.

5. When does Houston defeat Santa Ana?
(a) During the Civil War.
(b) During the Revolutionary War.
(c) During the battle for Texan independence.
(d) During World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Franklin recommend against trying to make money in America through manufacturing?

2. Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator's experience of Paris?

3. What category of people does Williams say that Houston fits into?

4. How does Jones say he reacted to the damage incurred by the Bon Homme Richard?

5. How does the narrator describe George Washington's character at the beginning of "George Washington"?

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