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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which state did Madison believe would suffer the most injustice under assumption?
(a) New York.
(b) Texas.
(c) Rhode Island.
(d) Virginia.

2. What contingent did Madison represent in this issue?
(a) The Confederates.
(b) The Republican majority.
(c) The Southern States.
(d) The pro-life movement.

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

4. Who did Jefferson replace as the US ambassador to France?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Joseph Kennedy.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Marshall.

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

6. How many sites were being considered for the new permanent capital of the United States?
(a) Sixteen.
(b) Five.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Two.

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

8. Who was Hamilton's second in the duel?
(a) Franklin.
(b) Pendleton.
(c) Madison.
(d) Adams.

9. What term has changed in meaning from an inferior being to one of respect and might in the world?
(a) Republican.
(b) American.
(c) Whig.
(d) Writer.

10. 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 confusion about the subject.
(d) Out of frustration in solving the libelous statements of Hamilton.

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

12. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?
(a) That a centralized political power that operated in a faraway place could not govern citizens..
(b) That the colonies would never number more than twenty.
(c) That it would replace the constituiton.
(d) That the Confederate States of America should be made to exist.

13. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?
(a) Feudal system governed by kings, queens and lords.
(b) Representative government based popular sovreignty and some form of market economy fueled by the energies of individual citizens.
(c) Marxist and socialist.
(d) Communism.

14. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?
(a) As a starting point for further amendments.
(b) As a betrayal of the core concepts of the American Revolution.
(c) As a shining beacon of the principals fought for in the Revolution.
(d) As a poorly written document with considerable grammatical errors.

15. What, in the author's opinion, is the main mystery about the duel?
(a) Whether either man fired their shots with the intent to kill.
(b) Who was the winner of the duel.
(c) Who was present at the duel.
(d) The exact location of the duel.

Short Answer Questions

1. What positions had Alexander Hamilton held in the US government?

2. Why did the duel take place in such an out of the way location?

3. Who were some of Hamilton's better known political enemies?

4. How many words did the Report on the Public Credit contain?

5. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?

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