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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was Talleyrand?
(a) The author of the first American Dictionary.
(b) A general from the Revolutionary War.
(c) The French foreign minister.
(d) John Adams' Vice President.

3. Where did John Adams go to college?
(a) Yale.
(b) Brown.
(c) Harvard.
(d) MIT.

4. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?
(a) Better use of horses by either army.
(b) The invention of the atomic bomb.
(c) British commanders prosecuting the war more vigorously.
(d) Spain's entry into the war on the side of America.

5. What contingent did Madison represent in this issue?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The Southern States.
(c) The pro-life movement.
(d) The Republican majority.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

2. What state was Jefferson from?

3. What marked the change in Jefferson's attitude towards George Washington?

4. What was the name of Hamilton's new country house?

5. On the subject of Hamilton's financial proposal, what was the main issue?

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