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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many contributions did Hamilton make to The Federalist Papers?
(a) One.
(b) Seventy-five.
(c) Forty-three.
(d) Fifty-one.

3. 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.

4. What caliber were the dueling pistols?
(a) .45 ACP.
(b) .54 caliber balls.
(c) .22 long rifle.
(d) .38 special.

5. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?
(a) General.
(b) Colonel.
(c) Captain.
(d) Private.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what political party was Hamilton considered a leader?

3. What term has changed in meaning from an inferior being to one of respect and might in the world?

4. What was one of the core principals of the Articles of Confederation?

5. How did Hamilton propose to handle the debts of the thirteen states?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do historians refer to this time in the course of American history as The Age of Passion?

2. Why do you think such prominent men chose a duel to resolve their differences? Did it work?

3. Why was Virginia so important to the decisions of this time?

4. What were some of Hamilton's claims against Burr? Describe in detail, and give instances where Hamilton speaks against Burr?

5. What roles did the seconds (Pendleton and Van Ness) have in the days before the duel? Describe how each one played out these roles, and how they handled their roles after the duel.

6. Why does the author feel comfortable calling the encounter between the two men "The Duel" without fear his readers will not know to which duel he is referring?

7. Why were the new Americans so sensitive to being compared to British citizens?

8. What was the importance of the 1800 Presidential election?

9. Why do you think Jefferson was the ideal moderator for this discussion?

10. Describe the reputations of Burr and Hamilton. What personality traits led them to end up in a duel?

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