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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why is it difficult for Congress to obtain a quorum?
(a) Congress members do not have enough money to travel to meetings.
(b) Congress members prefer state interests to general government interests.
(c) Congress members disagree with the way the government is working after the Revolutionary War.
(d) Congress members have other jobs that prohibit their participation in Congress.

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

4. Which state does not send a delegation to the Convention?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) New Hampshire.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Rhode Island.

5. Which delegate is the oldest?
(a) George Washington.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

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

7. What is important about the reading of state credentials?
(a) The state credentials allow the delegates to introduce themselves, because they are all strangers.
(b) Reading the state credentials give everyone a chance to get used to the regional differences in speech and accent.
(c) The state credentials reveal signs of the way the states are thinking at the start of the discussion.
(d) Reading the state credentials make the actions legal under the Articles of Confederation.

8. In Chapter 11, which delegate reminds the Convention that because the states are commercial, they continue to be engaged in European politics?
(a) Governor Morris.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Gunning Bradford.
(d) Rufus King.

9. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?
(a) The state constitutions and the Declaration of Independence.
(b) The state constitutions and the Articles of the Confederation.
(c) The Articles of the Confederation and the Declaration of Independence.
(d) The Articles of the Confederation and the Bill of Rights.

10. 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 two branches.
(c) The motion that the President should be elected for life.
(d) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.

11. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?
(a) He believes a plural executive is better able to represent the different parts of the country.
(b) He believes a single executive is influenced by foreign governments.
(c) He feels a plural executive is more useful if the country is invaded by foreign troops.
(d) He feels a national government needs a different model for the executive than the model demonstrated by state governments.

12. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Charles Pinkney.

13. How does Rutledge and Butler believe representation is determined?
(a) By the number of babies born each year.
(b) By the number of citizens living within each state.
(c) By the physical area of the state, including parts of the Western Territory.
(d) By the amount of taxes paid to the National treasury.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. On May 30th, what amendment to the Virginia Resolves is proposed by Randolph?

3. What reason does Mason give as Hamilton's reason for leaving the Convention?

4. What is the function of the Committee of the Whole House?

5. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?

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