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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?
(a) Illegal Aliens.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Native Americans, also known as Indian tribes.
(d) Mayans.

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

4. Why was there a dispute about who won the 1800 Presidential Election?
(a) Both candidates earned the same number of votes in the electoral college, but no one was specifically mentioned as the Presidential candidate.
(b) There was considerable voting fraud and a recount was ordered.
(c) George Washington decided at the last minute to make a bid for re-election.
(d) There were too many candidates to declare a majority.

5. Who was Catiline?
(a) A woman whose rhetoric and feiry speeches nearly destroyed the American Republic's economic system.
(b) A large ship commissioned by Washington to be used to sail along the coast of the colonies and recruit soldiers.
(c) A treachorous and degenerate character whose scheming nearly destroyed the Roman Republic.
(d) A romantic character in a popular novel, whose life was destroyed by a duel.

6. In what city did this dinner take place?
(a) Seattle, WA.
(b) New York City.
(c) Atlanta, GA.
(d) Boston, MA.

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

8. When did Hamilton die?
(a) The next day, July 12, 1804.
(b) A year later, in a boating accident.
(c) Immediately.
(d) Two weeks later, July 25, 1804.

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

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

11. 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.

12. What documents are available today that relate the exact words spoken by each of the dinner attendees?
(a) None, there were no records kept by any of the men.
(b) Notes from Jefferson's secretary.
(c) Court records.
(d) Video tapes.

13. Before this important dinner took place, from what country had Jefferson just returned?
(a) Mexico.
(b) India.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

14. Who did Madison feel would be exploited and cheated as a result of Hamilton's plan?
(a) Wives and families of ex-presidents.
(b) Civil War veterans.
(c) Revolutionary War veterans.
(d) Congress.

15. On the subject of Hamilton's financial proposal, what was the main issue?
(a) Abolition versus Slavery.
(b) Agrarian versus commercial sources of wealth.
(c) Gold versus Silver.
(d) Black versus White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Code Duello?

2. What does the author think Jefferson offered Madison to get him to accept the new financial plan?

3. According to the author, whose version of the duel outcome has persevered through history?

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

5. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?

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