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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Congressional Veto. Proportional Representation. The Delegates Write Home..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?
(a) Sam Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
(b) George Washington and Patrick Henry.
(c) Patrick Henry and Sam Adams.
(d) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

2. Which late-arriving delegate is also governor of New Jersey?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) William Livingston.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Charles Pinckney.

3. Who writes the Virginia Act approving a Federal Convention?
(a) James Madison.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Robert Morris.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) John Dickinson.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) John Rutledge.

5. According to the Convention rules, how many states make a quorum?
(a) Seven.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Three.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?

2. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?

3. Who is Edmund Randolph?

4. What does Madison consider "a clear principle of free government"?

5. Which state sends the most delegates to the Convention?

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