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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. What does Burr title his 17th memoir?
(a) The Great American Tragedy: The Treason of Aaron Burr
(b) Absence of Faith: A Treatise on Jefferson.
(c) The Judgment Day: The Judiciary System.
(d) Love Lost: A Daughter's death.

2. After Charlie comes to the realization that Burr and Leggett have similar qualities, how does he bring them together?
(a) As equals.
(b) By bribing them.
(c) As enemies.
(d) He doesn't bring them together.

3. What does Mr. Bryant offer to do to keep Charlie from publishing the pamphlet?
(a) Help Charlie get a government position.
(b) Help Charlie get published somewhere else.
(c) Help Charlie get an editorship.
(d) Help Charlie raise money.

4. What is phrenology?
(a) The study of the appearance of angels.
(b) The study of bumps on the skull.
(c) The study of political parties.
(d) The study of relationships.

5. How does Jefferson guarantee his reelection?
(a) By disgracing Burr.
(b) By eliminating taxes.
(c) By building railroads.
(d) By forging an alliance with England.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is plotting to liberate Texas from Mexico, according to Sam Swartwout?

3. What is the name of Matt Davis's publisher?

4. What position does James Wilkinson hold when he asks Burr to get involved in the conquest of the West?

5. How long is the trial for the murderer in the case for which Charlie was originally accused?

Short Essay Questions

1. When they go out together, how does Charlie introduce Helen and how does he feel about his relationship with the prostitute?

2. What does Burr refer to as "the great American tragedy"?

3. Describe the duel between Burr and Hamilton according to Burr's re-enactment.

4. Where is Charlie on a consulship and how did he obtain the position?

5. What does Jefferson do that guarantees him reelection and where does Burr fit into the reelection bid?

6. Who murdered Helen and how does Charlie know this person?

7. Why is a letter Wilkinson wrote Burr used in his trial and what does Wilkinson attempt to do to the letter?

8. What does Burr find out about Wilkinson's true occupation and what does this discovery mean?

9. What position does Burr consider taking in New York and why does he tell Jefferson?

10. Why does Burr gather Jamie Wilkinson, John Smith, Jonathan Dayton, and future president General Andrew Jackson together?

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