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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the outcome of the battle at White Plains?
(a) Washington is defeated.
(b) The British are defeated.
(c) The French are defeated.
(d) The Canadians are defeated.

2. From what type of background does Hamilton come?
(a) Middle class.
(b) Rich and powerful.
(c) Poor and illegitimate.
(d) Criminal.

3. What are Burr and Charlie discussing in his office when Mrs. Burr arrives by carriage?
(a) Burr's bid for the presidency.
(b) Burr's miserable marriage.
(c) Burr's memoirs.
(d) Burr's financial trouble.

4. 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 traveled to Europe and lived with a prostitute.
(c) When he was alone between marriages.
(d) When he was hunched down in trenches during the war.

5. According to Burr, how many children did he have with his first wife?
(a) 7.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Burr's lasting malady from his stroke?

2. How does Hamilton feel about becoming a political leader?

3. How does Burr punish the men who tried to shoot him?

4. What is Burr's opinion about Henry Clay?

5. Who is able to get Burr's partners to leave when they come looking for money for the Texas land scheme?

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