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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Luther Martin.

3. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?
(a) To develop and gather support for an alternative to the Virginia Plan.
(b) To discuss Convention matters with other delegates from his state.
(c) To return home and take care of his family.
(d) To prepare a draft of the Constitution for the Committee of the Whole.

4. Who is Robert Morris?
(a) The richest man in Philadelphia.
(b) An assistant to Washington.
(c) The governor of Maryland.
(d) A delegate from New Jersey.

5. What motion does the Committee of the Whole approve before they adjourn on the last day of May?
(a) The motion that the President should be elected by popular vote.
(b) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.
(c) The motion that the President should be elected for life.
(d) The motion that the national legislature should have two branches.

6. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?
(a) Freshly caught fish.
(b) Models of mechanical instruments.
(c) Fossil bones.
(d) Newly published poems.

7. Which delegate is called "The Tall Boy" during the Continental Congress?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Governor Morris.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

8. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?
(a) George Mason.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Roger Sherman.

9. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?
(a) Election by current members of the Congress.
(b) Election by popular vote.
(c) Appointment by the Chief Executive.
(d) Appointment by state legislatures.

10. During the events presented in Chapter 10, what issue concerns Mason?
(a) The use of the word "national".
(b) The lack of progress made by delegates.
(c) The payment of a stipend to members of Congress.
(d) The extensive powers being granted to Congress.

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

12. What reason does Mason give as Hamilton's reason for leaving the Convention?
(a) He is angry that his opinions are not considered in the discussions.
(b) He is mortified that other New York delegates don't vote with him.
(c) He is opposed to the decisions being made at the Convention.
(d) He has pressing family business to tend to.

13. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(b) How states elect members of the Senate.
(c) How states are to be represented in Congress.
(d) How states are to be governed.

14. What does Madison consider "a clear principle of free government"?
(a) The ability of the people to elect at least one branch of the legislature.
(b) The announcement and publication of all government decisions.
(c) The ability of anyone to run for legislative office.
(d) Voting rights for everyone, regardless of status.

15. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?
(a) The delegates craft a new Constitution for the United States.
(b) The delegates meet with delegates from other states to establish a common ground.
(c) The delegates draft 15 Articles of Confederation detailing a plan for government.
(d) The delegates write 15 Resolves detailing a plan for government.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of government does Virginia's George Wythe support?

2. What convenience is just becoming fashionable at the time of the Convention?

3. What kind of veto power does the Convention delegates finally grant to the executive?

4. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?

5. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?

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