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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tension Mounts. Europe and America..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 for life.
(b) The motion that the national legislature should have two branches.
(c) The motion that the President should be elected by popular vote.
(d) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.

2. Why is no argument made against Hamilton's speech?
(a) It is so vague that the delegates do not understand what he intends.
(b) It appropriately addresses all of the concerns of the delegates.
(c) The delegates agree with the clarity of his thinking.
(d) It is so extreme that no appropriate response or rebuttal is given.

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

4. What does Bowen consider the most striking feature of the New Jersey Plan?
(a) The executive is removed by impeachment.
(b) Creation of a single legislative chamber where states vote equally, regardless of size or wealth.
(c) Two branches of legislature.
(d) There is a single executive.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?

2. What is Shay's Rebellion?

3. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?

4. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?

5. Where does the Convention meet?

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