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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was James Madison at the time of this dinner meeting?
(a) 23.
(b) 58.
(c) 82.
(d) 39.

2. When did Washington write his Farewell Address?
(a) September of 1796.
(b) December 1799.
(c) July of 1776.
(d) May of 1800.

3. What does the author think Jefferson offered Madison to get him to accept the new financial plan?
(a) Location of the new seat of government to the Potomac.
(b) A guarantee of a senate seat in the next election.
(c) 100 acres in the new city.
(d) Naming the new seat of government after George Washington.

4. Are the terms "slavery", "slaves", or "Negroes" used in the Constitution of the United States?
(a) Yes, but only at the end.
(b) No, they were specifically excluded.
(c) Yes, but only in the Declaration of Independence.
(d) No, these terms were not known at the time.

5. Why did the framers of the Constitution avoid the issue of slavery?
(a) They believed the issue would prevent the states from forming a country.
(b) None of the framers brought the issue to the attention of the others.
(c) They forgot about it.
(d) They did not believe the issue was important enough to be included.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the federal budget of 1790?

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

3. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

4. What heritages were represented in the Seal of the United States designed by Adams, Franklin and Jefferson?

5. What did Representative John Page say was the real threat of the petition?

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