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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, how did the creation of a separate American nation occur?
(a) With the approval of the British rules.
(b) Over a period of 200 years.
(c) Suddenly rather than gradually.
(d) Gradually rather than suddenly.

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

3. What country did America look to for guidance on how to create their new republic?
(a) None - the American revolution was the first.
(b) China.
(c) Scotland.
(d) Burma.

4. What does the author say was a direct result of the new republic's decision to delay the slavery question in the 1780's?
(a) American Civil War.
(b) War of 1812.
(c) Vietnam War.
(d) World War I.

5. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?
(a) Mayans.
(b) Vikings.
(c) Native Americans, also known as Indian tribes.
(d) Illegal Aliens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

2. What country is the oldest enduring republic in world history?

3. What was Thomas Paine referring to when he said an island could not rule a continent?

4. How many delegates were at the Constitutional Convention?

5. How many people lived in the United States of America at its beginning?

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