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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement Take Hold. September 8-12..
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?
(a) By a fixed, moderate stipend from individual state treasuries.
(b) By a salary with annual raises based on longevity.
(c) By a fixed salary equivalent to two-thirds of a typical merchant salary.
(d) By fixed, moderate stipend from the national treasury.
2. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
(d) James Madison.
3. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
(a) Trenton, New Jersey.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.
4. Who is Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War?
(a) King.
(b) Madison.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Gerry.
5. Which delegate voices a moral defense of slavery?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Charles Pinckney.
Short Answer Questions
1. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?
2. What does Bowen describe as Madison's strength?
3. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?
4. Where does the Convention meet?
5. How does George Washington show his approval or disapproval of measures discussed at the Convention?
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