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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Mississippi.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

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

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

4. What does Publius support?
(a) Support from France.
(b) The lack of states' rights.
(c) A weak Federalist government.
(d) A strong Federalist government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose administration passes the Alien and Sedition Acts?

2. In which city does Burr keep a mistress, according to Mrs. Burr?

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

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

5. When did Burr write most of his notes regarding the Revolutionary War?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Burr initially perceive Thomas Jefferson as an ally, and what are some of his initial observations of Jefferson?

2. Describe what Charlie finds in Burr's trunk in his office.

3. Describe how other nations react to early America as a new governing nation and how France's revolution impacts the US.

4. On what matter does Washington ask Burr's advice, what advice does Burr give him, and what does he do with this advice?

5. Describe the different ways that Washington and others believe that he should be addressed. Explain any reasoning behind these titles.

6. Describe the accounting of Burr and Hamilton's duel that Burr gives when Leggett presses him for details.

7. What is the result of the Presidential election of 1800 and how is the decision made?

8. What do Leggett and Mr. Bryant want Charlie to use his relationship with Burr to do and why?

9. Describe the meeting that Charlie and Matt Davis have at the City Hotel.

10. How do Charlie and Helen persuade Mrs. Townsend to allow Helen to leave the brothel, and how does Charlie feel about her presence when she first starts living with him?

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