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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Charlie shocked when Van Buren says he will go visit Burr?
(a) Because Van Buren is very busy.
(b) Because Burr lives far away.
(c) Because it is a damaging move for his political career.
(d) Because Van Buren was previously distant towards Burr.

2. What does Swartwout suggest that Charlie do rather than publish anything harmful to Burr?
(a) Sell Helen's jewelry.
(b) Sell his book to a publisher.
(c) Sell their child when Helen gives birth.
(d) Receive donations from his friends.

3. With whom do Burr, Wilkinson, Smith, Dayton, and Jackson believe that they should go to war to liberate Louisiana and Mexico?
(a) France.
(b) Spain.
(c) England.
(d) Mexico.

4. After being captured on February 19, 1807, where is Burr taken?
(a) To Fort Laurens.
(b) To Fort Stoddert.
(c) To Fort Billingsport.
(d) To Fort Ticonderoga.

5. Why does Burr surrender to the governor of the Mississippi Territory on January 17, 1807?
(a) To protect himself from Wilkinson.
(b) Because he feels he is guilty.
(c) Because he is about to starve to death.
(d) So that he can see Jefferson.

6. Who committed the murder for which Charlie is arrested?
(a) Leggett.
(b) Richard Robinson.
(c) Mrs. Townsend.
(d) Levi Weeks.

7. When talking to Merry, what does Burr refrain from doing?
(a) Asking for the help of the British Navy.
(b) Agreeing to liberate the colonial people from Spain.
(c) Committing himself to breaking up the union.
(d) Telling Merry that the western states have the right to secede.

8. What holiday is being celebrated when Swartwout comes to visit Charlie on his consulship?
(a) The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord.
(b) The Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
(c) The Feast of Corpus Christi.
(d) The Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

9. Who is Charlie's father?
(a) Swartwout.
(b) Leggett.
(c) An unknown character.
(d) Burr.

10. Where is Charlie's consulship located in 1840?
(a) Nice.
(b) Amalfi.
(c) London.
(d) Lagos.

11. How does Jefferson treat past promises he has made to Burr once he becomes President?
(a) He refuses to honor them.
(b) He goes above and beyond to honor them.
(c) He relunctantly honors them.
(d) He tries to accomodate of them.

12. When Charlie goes to visit Van Buren in the White House, what does he notice?
(a) Similarities between Van Buren and Burr.
(b) That the White House is in disrepair.
(c) The lack of good food.
(d) That Van Buren seems distant towards Burr.

13. In 1805, with whom does Jefferson consider going to war to acquire the Floridas?
(a) Spain.
(b) Mexico.
(c) France.
(d) England.

14. What is the Spanish Conspiracy?
(a) The plan to combine Mississippi and Louisiana into a single state.
(b) The plan to sell Mexico to Spain.
(c) The plan to create an independent state by combining Louisiana and the western states.
(d) The plan to take over New York with a Spanish fleet.

15. How does Burr respond to the death of James Madison?
(a) He does not acknowledge the death.
(b) He goes to visit Dolley.
(c) He writes Dolley a letter of condolence.
(d) He goes to the funeral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What event happens in December, 1835 that bankrupts the insurance companies?

2. For what position does Burr ask for his brother-in-law, James Brown?

3. How much money does Charlie tell Mr. Bryant that he has been offered for the pamphlet on Burr?

4. What role does Wilkinson ask Burr to take in the Spanish Conspiracy?

5. When George Morgan hears Burr speaking badly of Jefferson, what does he tell the President?

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