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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What part of Poe's reputation does Williams say is undeserved?
(a) His reputation for the strange and macabre.
(b) His reputation for poetic braggadocio.
(c) His reputation for eccentricity.
(d) His reputation for criticizing other writers.

2. What state does Houston become Governor of, and later serve as a U.S. Senator from?
(a) Nevada.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Texas.
(d) New Mexico.

3. What do Burr's critics say about him when he runs for office?
(a) He does not have enough experience or education.
(b) He is secretly a Royalist.
(c) He is frivolous and immoral.
(d) He is corrupt and would misuse power.

4. What warning does Williams give the reader about history at the beginning of "The Virtue of History"?
(a) History is written by the victors.
(b) History never tells the truth.
(c) History never lies.
(d) History is often bound by prejudice.

5. Why does John Paul Jones write to Benjamin Franklin in "Battle Between the Bon Homme Richard and the Serapis"?
(a) To explain the circumstances leading up to the loss of a ship.
(b) To explain the outcome of a recent battle.
(c) To explain why he feels that naval policy should be changed.
(d) To explain how ships could be better maintained so that they are more resistant to fires.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Franklin recommend against trying to make money in America through manufacturing?

2. Why does Williams think that Burr did not get along with Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson?

3. What does Williams compare the various incidents of Lincoln's life to?

4. What does Williams say that Africans came enslaved from Africa for?

5. How does Williams say that intense emotions affect our perceptions of things?

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