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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?
(a) Bush and Gore.
(b) Washington and Lafayette.
(c) Madison and Van Ness.
(d) Jefferson and Adams.

2. An affair of honor should involve only what type of charges?
(a) Adulterous.
(b) Financial.
(c) Political.
(d) Personal.

3. What danger awaited the main participants in the American Revolution?
(a) Severe damage to their credit.
(b) Substantial fines.
(c) Three years in prison.
(d) Death.

4. How many residents of the new republic were slaves?
(a) 500,000.
(b) Three million.
(c) 58.
(d) Nearly 700,000.

5. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?
(a) Five Hundred Thousand.
(b) Four Million.
(c) Two Hundred MIllion.
(d) 453.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?

2. According to the author, why did Hamilton go to the duel?

3. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?

4. What medical problem had Jefferson experienced for over a month before the dinner?

5. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?

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