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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?
(a) As a starting point for further amendments.
(b) As a shining beacon of the principals fought for in the Revolution.
(c) As a betrayal of the core concepts of the American Revolution.
(d) As a poorly written document with considerable grammatical errors.

2. What positions had Alexander Hamilton held in the US government?
(a) Secretaries of Education and Homeland Security.
(b) Vice President and White House Presss Secretary.
(c) Washington's Chief of Staff and Secretary of the Treasury.
(d) Vice President and Secretary of State.

3. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?
(a) Philadelphia, PA.
(b) Washington, DC.
(c) New York City, NY.
(d) Cleveland, OH.

4. What is considered to be the main asset the new republic possessed?
(a) British stocks and bonds.
(b) Good intentions.
(c) Gold mine in Pennsylvania.
(d) Vast continent of North America, with all its resources.

5. What issue was discussed by the Constitutional Congress but specifically excluded from the final documents?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Secret Service.
(c) Price of Postage.
(d) Telecommunications.

Short Answer Questions

1. In its most simple terms, how did the Constitutional Convention formulate its documents?

2. When did Hamilton die?

3. How far apart are the participants in a duel?

4. Why was there a dispute about who won the 1800 Presidential Election?

5. According to the author, whose version of the duel outcome has persevered through history?

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