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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. What convenience is just becoming fashionable at the time of the Convention?
(a) Plows.
(b) Boots.
(c) Toothbrushes.
(d) Buckles.

2. What motion does the Committee of the Whole approve before they adjourn on the last day of May?
(a) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.
(b) The motion that the national legislature should have two branches.
(c) The motion that the President should be elected for life.
(d) The motion that the President should be elected by popular vote.

3. 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.

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

5. Who is elected secretary of the Convention?
(a) Alexander Hamilton of New York.
(b) James Madison of Virginia.
(c) Major Jackson of South Carolina.
(d) Robert Morris of Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Thomas Jefferson absent from the Convention?

2. What reason does Mason give as Hamilton's reason for leaving the Convention?

3. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?

4. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?

5. Chapter Five describes which Virginia Resolve that is considered at the beginning of June?

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