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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What positions had Alexander Hamilton held in the US government?
(a) Vice President and Secretary of State.
(b) Washington's Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury.
(c) Vice President and White House Presss Secretary.
(d) Secretaries of Education and Homeland Security.

2. According to the author, why did Burr go to the duel?
(a) Out of boredom and over confidence.
(b) His wife begged him to go.
(c) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.
(d) Out of confusion about the subject.

3. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) Scotland.
(b) None - the American revolution was the first.
(c) Burma.
(d) China.

4. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?
(a) The outfit he wore when he was inaugurated.
(b) His favorite shoes.
(c) Photos of their children.
(d) All of his letters.

5. What was the main item on the agenda for the dinner?
(a) Rumors about Dolly Madison.
(b) Hamilton's upcoming duel with Aaron Burr.
(c) What color to paint the presidential residence.
(d) Hamilton's financial plan for the new government.

6. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?
(a) Thirteen, one for each colony.
(b) Unknown, no specific records were kept.
(c) Fifty-five.
(d) One hundred and three.

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

8. What was Thomas Paine referring to when he said an island could not rule a continent?
(a) Britian continuing to rule over India.
(b) Britain continuing to rule over North America.
(c) Madascar ruling Africa.
(d) Hawaii ruling California.

9. Where was Hamilton struck by the bullet in the duel?
(a) His right leg, in the main artery.
(b) The right temple.
(c) His left arm, just above the elbow.
(d) HIs right side, four inches above his hip.

10. Who were the attendees at The Dinner, the subject of this chapter?
(a) Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison.
(b) Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Ben Franklin.
(d) John Adams, Abagail Adams, Ben Franklin.

11. How many colonies were present at the birth of the new nation of the United States?
(a) Seven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Forty-eight.
(d) Fifty.

12. Why did the duel take place in such an out of the way location?
(a) Because it is a very noisy activity.
(b) Dueling was illegal in the United States.
(c) To avoid accidental shooting of passersby.
(d) Because it was near a hospital.

13. What was the name of the report Hamilton wrote that started the need for this compromise?
(a) The New Republic.
(b) The Pickwick Papers.
(c) CNN White Paper on Finances.
(d) Report on the Public Credit.

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

15. What does the author consider the years of 1787-1788 for America?
(a) The golden years.
(b) The founding movement that established American nationhood.
(c) The revolutionary war.
(d) The war between the states.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?

2. What was the date of the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton?

3. What is a hair-trigger?

4. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?

5. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?

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