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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the primary form of communication in America during 1787-89?
(a) Western Union Telegrams.
(b) Television messages.
(c) Telephone calls.
(d) Handwritten letters.

2. What does the author consider the years of 1787-1788 for America?
(a) The war between the states.
(b) The golden years.
(c) The revolutionary war.
(d) The founding movement that established American nationhood.

3. What country is the oldest enduring republic in world history?
(a) Soviet Union of Socialist Republics.
(b) Republic of Iraq.
(c) United States of America.
(d) United States of Mexico.

4. Who was considered to be the first President of the United States, almost unanimously by its people?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Ben Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of government was initiated by the American Revolution?

2. At the time of the American Revolution, who else occupied North America besides the colonists?

3. Where, according to the Constitution, does sovreignity in the United States lie?

4. According to the author, what action would have ended the move for American Independence?

5. How did critics of the Constitution see that document?

(see the answer key)

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