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

2. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?
(a) Patrick Henry and Sam Adams.
(b) Sam Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington and Patrick Henry.
(d) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

3. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) John Dickinson.
(d) James Wilson.

4. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?
(a) Delaware.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. Why does New Hampshire delay in sending delegates to the Convention?
(a) The delegates are all participating in the Congressional session.
(b) There is no money in the treasury to pay expenses.
(c) The state government does not agree with the premises of the Convention.
(d) There are no delegates elected until after the Convention begins.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what issue does James Wilson see as the heart of the problem surrounding government?

2. What metaphor does John Dickinson use to describe his view of American government?

3. Which delegate is elected chairman of the Committee of the Whole?

4. What type of government does Virginia's George Wythe support?

5. Which delegate is credited with being the strongest influence on the creation of the 1787 Convention?

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