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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Burr's wife, Eliza, file for divorce?
(a) 1838.
(b) 1794.
(c) 1834.
(d) 1804.

2. In Burr's divorce from Eliza, whom does Eliza hire as her attorney?
(a) Alexander Hamilton's son.
(b) Levi Weeks.
(c) Aaron Columbus Burr.
(d) Martin van Buren.

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

4. What is Burr's lasting malady from his stroke?
(a) His entire body twitches.
(b) He has no lasting maladies.
(c) His leg is paralyzed.
(d) He is blind in one eye.

5. In what year does Burr first visit Jefferson at Monticello?
(a) 1795.
(b) 1798.
(c) 1803.
(d) 1834.

6. How does Mr. Bryant feel about Burr?
(a) He likes him.
(b) He is unsure of him.
(c) He despises him.
(d) He is his best friend.

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

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

9. Who is able to get Burr's partners to leave when they come looking for money for the Texas land scheme?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Charlie.
(c) Burr.
(d) Mrs. Burr.

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

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

12. Who is the Whig candidate in the 1884 election for mayor?
(a) Verplanck.
(b) Leggett.
(c) Hall.
(d) Hamilton.

13. Where was Elma Sands' body found when she was murdered?
(a) In a storm cellar.
(b) In her bed.
(c) In a well.
(d) In the street.

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

15. How is John Marshall related to Jefferson?
(a) He is his brother.
(b) He is his cousin.
(c) He is not related to him.
(d) He is his uncle.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the public's attitude towards Adam's administration in 1800?

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

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

5. According to Burr, what did the Whigs want in the Revolutionary War?

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