This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Congressional Veto. Proportional Representation. The Delegates Write Home..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is described as being aware of the importance and significance of the Convention and its business?
(a) George Mason.
(b) Pierce Butler.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

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

4. What is the ever-present danger delegates do not discuss?
(a) There is never a quorum of delegates.
(b) The Convention dissolving and the project being abandoned.
(c) The choice of a single executive reminding people of the British monarchy.
(d) None of the New York delegates return once they leave.

5. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?
(a) Thirteen officers from Cincinnati.
(b) Thirteen merchants from Rhode Island.
(c) Thirteen Congressmen.
(d) Thirteen delegates from New Hampshire.