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

2. What country is the oldest enduring republic in world history?
(a) Soviet Union of Socialist Republics.
(b) United States of Mexico.
(c) Republic of Iraq.
(d) United States of America.

3. 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) Video tapes.
(c) Notes from Jefferson's secretary.
(d) Court records.

4. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?
(a) British stocks and bonds.
(b) Vast continent of North America, with all its resources.
(c) Good intentions.
(d) Gold mine in Pennsylvania.

5. Before the duel, how many years did the two men, Hamilton and Burr, have animosity between them?
(a) Two Years.
(b) Fifteen years.
(c) Fifty years.
(d) One year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?

2. What did John Adams ask his wife to save for history?

3. How many sites were being considered for the new permanent capital of the United States?

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

5. How old was James Madison at the time of this dinner meeting?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was it so important that Hamilton and Madison meet away from the public eye?

2. Describe Thomas Jefferson's style of diplomacy.

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

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

5. Describe Alexander Hamilton's appearance and reputation.

6. Why was Madison so opposed to Hamilton's suggestion that the debts of the states be assumed by the federal government?

7. Describe what is known about the duel between Burr and Hamilton

8. Why was this time--the decades immediately following America's independence from England--so vital?

9. Describe Aaron Burr's appearance and reputation.

10. Why would John Adams think that his correspondence would be of interest to future generations?

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