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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life, Liberty and Property. The People at Large. The Method of Electing Congressmen. June 6-7..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why isn't the Convention called the Constitutional Convention?
(a) The Constitution is already drafted, and the Convention is held to discuss the draft.
(b) The Constitution is not written until after the Convention is over.
(c) The Convention does not discuss the development of a Constitution.
(d) The initial purpose is to revise the Articles of Confederation, not to write a Constitution.

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

3. Which delegate is credited with being the strongest influence on the creation of the 1787 Convention?
(a) Patrick Henry.
(b) John Adams.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Rufus King.

4. Who is elected the president of the Convention?
(a) Madison.
(b) Morris.
(c) Washington.
(d) Hamilton.

5. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?
(a) The rights of individual citizens.
(b) The rights of immigrants.
(c) The right to prepare a Constitution.
(d) The rights of states.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate is the oldest?

2. In Chapter Five, what situation does Madison feel is "peculiarly embarrassing"?

3. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?

4. What does the "pursuit of happiness" mean to the Convention delegates?

5. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?

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