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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Sam Swartwout?
(a) A senator.
(b) The manager of the bar.
(c) The assistant to the president.
(d) The collecter of the port of New York.

2. What evidence does Charlie find that Burr has been in Kinderhook at the time of Van Buren's conception?
(a) A postmarked letter.
(b) Hearsay.
(c) A journal entry.
(d) Van Buren's mother's testimony.

3. In which city does Burr keep a mistress, according to Mrs. Burr?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York.
(c) Rutherford.
(d) Jersey City.

4. From what do John Seargeant and Dr. Hutchison die?
(a) Consumption.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) The plague.
(d) The yellow fevor.

5. When Mrs. Burr meets with Charlie after Burr's partners in the Texas land scheme come looking for him, what does Mrs. Burr claim her husband has sold?
(a) Her second carriage and horses for half of what they are worth.
(b) Her tea set and collection of china.
(c) Her business.
(d) Her grandmother's wedding band.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where do terms such as "citizen" and "citizeness" embraced by early Americans come?

2. How does Jefferson act when Burr first asks him to secure the Virginia votes for Burr?

3. What has Richmond House been converted into since it is no longer a residence?

4. Where was Elma Sands' body found when she was murdered?

5. What is the outcome of the battle at White Plains?

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