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

2. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?
(a) To prepare a draft of the Constitution for the Committee of the Whole.
(b) To return home and take care of his family.
(c) To develop and gather support for an alternative to the Virginia Plan.
(d) To discuss Convention matters with other delegates from his state.

3. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Charles Pinkney.
(c) James Madison.
(d) John Adams.

4. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) George Mason.

5. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states elect members of the Senate.
(b) How states are to be governed.
(c) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.
(d) How states are to be represented in Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sound is prevalent in Philadelphia during the Convention?

2. Why is it difficult for Congress to obtain a quorum?

3. Which delegate is beloved by the French?

4. Who proposes the compromise on representation?

5. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?

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