2. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?
(a) Television messages.
(b) Telephone calls.
(c) Handwritten letters.
(d) Western Union Telegrams.

3. What was an "interview at Weehawkan"?
(a) The New York Times interview of the duel participants.
(b) Invitation to a duel.
(c) A meeting between the seconds for the duel.
(d) Burr's application process to work for Hamilton.

4. In Jefferson's opinion, how long should the laws of this generation stay in effect?
(a) About six weeks.
(b) Forever.
(c) Over two hundred years.
(d) About twenty years.

5. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Ben Franklin.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

7. What was Aaron Burr's official title in the USA government?
(a) Secretary of the Treasury.
(b) Vice President.
(c) Commander in Chief of the Army.
(d) President.

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

9. What does the author compare this "Compromise of 1790" to?
(a) The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
(b) The Marshall Plan.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) The Articles of Confederation.

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

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

12. How many words did the Report on the Public Credit contain?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 4,000.
(c) 100,000.
(d) 40,000.

13. What do some historians call the politics and events of the 1790s in America?
(a) The Bronze Age.
(b) The Renaissance.
(c) The Age of Passion.
(d) The Ice Age.

14. According to the author, whose version of the duel outcome has persevered through history?
(a) Hamilton's followers and family.
(b) Jefferon's eyewitness account.
(c) New York Times version.
(d) Burr's followers and family.

15. How long did it take Hamilton to write the Report on Public Credit?
(a) Three months.
(b) One night.
(c) One year.
(d) Three Weeks.