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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How far apart are the participants in a duel?
2. Who were the attendees at The Dinner, the subject of this chapter?
3. What rank in the military did Aaron Burr attain during the American Revolution?
4. Where was Alexander Hamilton born?
5. What are the two recognized methods to tell the story of the American formative years?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the importance of the 1800 Presidential election?
2. Describe the reputations of Burr and Hamilton. What personality traits led them to end up in a duel?
3. What is different about the generation of leaders and their methods of communicating and the present day methods?
4. Describe Aaron Burr's appearance and reputation.
5. Why was it so important that Hamilton and Madison meet away from the public eye?
6. Why was Virginia so important to the decisions of this time?
7. Describe this generation of men such as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson.
8. Describe Alexander Hamilton's appearance and reputation.
9. Why do you think Jefferson was the ideal moderator for this discussion?
10. Discuss Alexander Hamilton and how he reacted when someone did not agree with his opinions.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe the marriage and partnership between Abigail and John Adams. Are there any historic comparisons, i.e., Bill and Hillary Clinton or Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt? In your opinion, should a man of such power depend on the input of his wife for decisions?
Essay Topic 2
Why do you think the author spent the majority of the book discussing the friendship, correspondence and actions of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson? What contributions do you think the author valued the most from these two men?
Essay Topic 3
Who was Catiline, and how did Aaron Burr deserve (or fail to deserve) Hamilton's accusation that Burr was the Catiline of America?
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