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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tension Mounts. Europe and America..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the Convention meet?
(a) The White House.
(b) The Pennsylvania State House.
(c) The Congressional buildings.
(d) Washington, D.C..

2. What is the result of Dr. Franklin's speech on representation as described in Chapter Eight?
(a) Tempers flare and the delegates adjourn to give everyone time to think.
(b) Tempers cool and the delegates re-examine the issue.
(c) The delegates adopt Dr. Franklin's recommendations.
(d) The delegates close discussion about representation and move to a different issue.

3. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Trenton, New Jersey.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. Which delegate is the oldest?
(a) James Madison.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

5. What is the Society of the Cincinnati?
(a) A group of delegates who serve in the Continental Congress.
(b) A group of military men who want to maintain the federal government.
(c) A group of officers who serve in the Revolutionary War.
(d) A group of men who want to change the Articles of Confederation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes the compromise on representation?

2. Which delegate is beloved by the French?

3. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?

4. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?

5. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?

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