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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Helen convince Mrs. Townsend to let her live with Charlie?
(a) She says she is in love.
(b) She says she is tired of being a prostitute.
(c) She says she is pregnant.
(d) She says she is getting married.

2. In the French Revolution, who does Washington declare his support for?
(a) England.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) He declares that the U.S. is neutral.

3. According to Burr's observations, how does Jefferson treat his horses?
(a) Fairly.
(b) Better than the slaves.
(c) Poorly.
(d) Well.

4. Who was Burr's first wife?
(a) Eliza Jumel
(b) Charlie Vidal.
(c) Theodosia Provost.
(d) Alexandria Schulyer.

5. Because he has given his word not to work against Thomas Jefferson, which states' votes does Burr promise Jefferson in the 1800 election?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) New York.
(c) Vermont.
(d) Virginia.

6. How does Jefferson speak during his inaugural speech?
(a) Passionately.
(b) Quietly.
(c) Loudly.
(d) Confidently.

7. What does the journal that Charlie finds in Burr's trunk describe?
(a) His dislike of the government.
(b) His encounters with a prostitute.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) His day-to-day life with his children.

8. How does Charlie justify his trip to Mrs. Rosanna Townsend's brothel?
(a) He is related to Mrs. Rosanna Townsend.
(b) He convinces himself it is for research purposes.
(c) He doesn't justify it other than to say he wants to go to a brothel.
(d) He goes to visit a woman who he has been in love with for a while.

9. Who did Burr fight and kill in a duel?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

10. What does Jefferson believe should be done with slaves?
(a) He believes they should be returned to Africa or the Indies.
(b) He feels that they should be beaten.
(c) He feels that they should be sent to Australia.
(d) He feels that they should be kept in underground houses.

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

12. What is Madame Jumel's connection to Napoleon?
(a) Napoleon once sold her a ship.
(b) Napoleon could have used her ship to escape.
(c) Napoleon and she were lovers.
(d) Napoleon is her cousin.

13. Whose administration passes the Alien and Sedition Acts?
(a) Washington's.
(b) Jefferson's.
(c) Burr's.
(d) Adams'.

14. Who challenges Burr on his position of support of the French people in their revolution?
(a) Monroe.
(b) Jefferson.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Madison.

15. According to Burr, what did the Whigs want in the Revolutionary War?
(a) Subdivided Rule between Britian and the U.S.
(b) British Rule.
(c) American Independence.
(d) French Rule.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of voting based on whether a law is pro-Federalist or pro-Republican, how does Burr decide how to vote?

2. What happened to the judge who presided over Elma Sands' murder trial?

3. To what position was John Marshall appointed by Adams?

4. What characteristic do the "bright" slaves that Burr describes have?

5. How old is Burr when he first meets James Madison?

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