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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Federal versus National. The Two Supremes. The City of Philadelphia..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sound is prevalent in Philadelphia during the Convention?
(a) Preachers preaching.
(b) The clang of the printing press.
(c) The ringing of bells.
(d) The hissing of steam engines.

2. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

3. In Chapter Four, what issue does James Wilson see as the heart of the problem surrounding government?
(a) Does it represent all states equally?
(b) Is it be decided at the Convention?
(c) Is it be over men or over states?
(d) Is it modeled after the British form of government?

4. What type of government does Virginia's George Wythe support?
(a) A weak national government.
(b) A monarchy.
(c) A strong national government.
(d) Continuation of the confederation.

5. 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) The state credentials reveal signs of the way the states are thinking at the start of the discussion.
(c) Reading the state credentials make the actions legal under the Articles of Confederation.
(d) Reading the state credentials give everyone a chance to get used to the regional differences in speech and accent.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the Convention rules, how many states make a quorum?

2. Which state does not send a delegation to the Convention?

3. What is the Society of the Cincinnati?

4. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?

5. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?

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