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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. Which of the following lies do Charlie and Leggett create to publish in a pamphlet against Van Buren?
(a) An affair with an Indian lover.
(b) A scandal in which Burr is Van Buren's father.
(c) An act of treason.
(d) A story that Burr has stolen money from the government.

2. For what reason does Burr leave the military?
(a) Washington asks him to leave.
(b) He is arrested for bribery.
(c) Health reasons.
(d) To take care of his children.

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

4. Where does Burr go to study and copy documents from 5 to 10 in the morning?
(a) Richmond House.
(b) The White House.
(c) The Library of Congress.
(d) The State Department.

5. Which of the following does the Alien and Sedition act NOT provide?
(a) The ability to arrest foreigners during a time of war and deport them.
(b) A prohibition against publishing negative press against the government.
(c) Additional requirements to run for President of the United States.
(d) An increase in the number of years to become an American citizen.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the election of 1800, how many votes do Jefferson and Burr both receive?

2. Which of the following is evidence that Burr's proposal to Madame Jumel was not spontaneous?

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

4. What are Burr and Charlie discussing in his office when Mrs. Burr arrives by carriage?

5. After Burr's wife, Theodosia, dies, where does Burr live?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who makes up Publius and what is their purpose?

2. How does Burr persuade Jefferson to run for President with Burr as his Vice President?

3. According to the notes that Burr provides to Charlie and Davis, why does Burr not receive a promotion sooner or to a higher position?

4. Describe Helen and Charlie's family situations that they share with each other when he takes her away from the brothel for an evening.

5. 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?

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

7. Describe the events surrounding Dolley and James Madison's introduction.

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

9. Describe Burr's law career according to the notes that Charlie receives from Davis.

10. What does Burr notice about Thomas Jefferson when he visits him at his home at Monticello in 1795?

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