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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. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?
(a) George Mason.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Roger Sherman.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

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

3. Which delegate is beloved by the French?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

4. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?
(a) By fixed, moderate stipend from the national treasury.
(b) By a salary with annual raises based on longevity.
(c) By a fixed, moderate stipend from individual state treasuries.
(d) By a fixed salary equivalent to two-thirds of a typical merchant salary.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?

3. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?

4. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?

5. During the events presented in Chapter 10, what issue concerns Mason?

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