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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?
(a) January 20, 1804.
(b) October 29, 1851.
(c) July 4, 1776.
(d) July 11, 1804.

2. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?
(a) One year.
(b) Three Weeks.
(c) One night.
(d) Three months.

3. What did John Adams see as the paradox facing the new republic?
(a) The needs of the many outweigh the needs of a few.
(b) Legislating for 20 or 30 states, when all of the known legislative history had been for just one state.
(c) Tories versus Whigs.
(d) The new title of the republic versus its goals.

4. How many words did the Report on the Public Credit contain?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 1,000.

5. What medical problem had Jefferson experienced for over a month before the dinner?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Stiff neck.
(c) Migraine headache.
(d) Broken leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Hamilton's new country house?

2. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?

3. What caliber were the dueling pistols?

4. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?

5. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

(see the answer key)

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