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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 significance of May 25th?
(a) That is the day George Washington arrives.
(b) That is the day the delegates from Virginia arrive.
(c) That is the day the Virginia Resolves are presented.
(d) That is the day the Convention officially opens.

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

3. 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 Convention does not discuss the development of a Constitution.
(c) The Constitution is not written until after the Convention is over.
(d) The initial purpose is to revise the Articles of Confederation, not to write a Constitution.

4. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?
(a) The Magna Carta.
(b) The Articles of Confederation.
(c) The Pennsylvania Constitution.
(d) The Virginia Resolves.

5. Why is Thomas Jefferson absent from the Convention?
(a) He is in London arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.
(b) He is in Paris arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.
(c) He does not want to leave his farm in Virginia.
(d) He is in New York, meeting with Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?

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

3. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?

4. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?

5. Who is Robert Morris?

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