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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does George Washington show his approval or disapproval of measures discussed at the Convention?
(a) By smiling or frowning.
(b) By sharing his comments with Madison, who presents them to the full Convention.
(c) By delivering long speeches.
(d) By making short comments.

2. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?
(a) In Europe, inns are run by women.
(b) In Europe, officers only own farms.
(c) They don't realize America have inns.
(d) In Europe, the military is a profession.

3. Who is elected president of the Massachusetts Convention to ratify the Constitution?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Samuel Adams.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) John Hancock.

4. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) George Washington.

5. What is the Bill of Rights?
(a) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
(b) A universal declaration of the rights of humans.
(c) The first seven articles of the Constitution.
(d) The first proposal by the Continental Congress.

6. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To Congress for ratification.
(b) To the individual states for ratification.
(c) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.
(d) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.

7. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?
(a) James Madison.
(b) David Carroll.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Pierce Butler.

8. Why is Amos Singletry opposed to the Constitution?
(a) He believes that it offers too much to the citizens of the Southern states.
(b) He believes it prevents Maine from separating from Massachusetts.
(c) He believes that Massachusetts loses too much power under a national government.
(d) He believes it favors the lawyers and the elite at the expense of the less-educated and less-well-to-do farmers.

9. What is the purpose of the Committee of Detail?
(a) To keep a clear record of all the votes on the issues.
(b) To put Convention resolves, amendments, and suggestions into a workable document.
(c) To publish the final proceedings of the Convention in a format everyone understands.
(d) To offer suggestions about issues that are not yet considered.

10. Why is merchant Jonas Phillips opposed to a test oath for government officers?
(a) He believes church membership is sufficient.
(b) He believes that loyalty to the country is not determined by oath.
(c) He believes a test oath discriminated against Jews.
(d) He is a Deist.

11. Which delegate is the only Northerner at the Convention who refuses to sign the Constitution?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Roger Sherman.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

12. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Justice McKean.
(d) George Bryan.

13. What question surrounds the division of the Western Territories?
(a) Whether the land is divided equally among the existing states.
(b) Whether the newly created states are admitted to the Union on an equal basis.
(c) Whether the newly created states ratifies a Constitution.
(d) Whether the land is effectively governed by a Chief Executive.

14. Which delegate voices a moral defense of slavery?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Charles Pinckney.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

15. By August 30th, what date has been set for the final adjournment?
(a) August 31st.
(b) September 1st.
(c) September 31st.
(d) No date has been set.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are Philadelphia's artisans and mechanics in favor of the Constitution?

2. On the last day, which delegate states he is determined to withhold his name from the Constitution?

3. Which state has only one delegate sign the Constitution?

4. Which delegate is vehemently against the idea of a standing army?

5. Which delegate argues that the only requirement for a legislator is citizenship, with no restriction on the length of time the individual has been in America?

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