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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreigners in Congress. The Ten Miles Square..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the purpose of the Committee of Detail?
(a) To put Convention resolves, amendments, and suggestions into a workable document.
(b) To publish the final proceedings of the Convention in a format everyone understands.
(c) To offer suggestions about issues that are not yet considered.
(d) To keep a clear record of all the votes on the issues.

2. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?
(a) Washington is elected the Commander of the Convention.
(b) Congress elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(c) A popular vote elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(d) Washington is appointed as the Commander of the thirteen original colonies.

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

4. Who is Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War?
(a) Gerry.
(b) King.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Madison.

5. What sound is prevalent in Philadelphia during the Convention?
(a) The clang of the printing press.
(b) Preachers preaching.
(c) The hissing of steam engines.
(d) The ringing of bells.

Short Answer Questions

1. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?

2. Which delegate argues that the only requirement for a legislator is citizenship, with no restriction on the length of time the individual has been in America?

3. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?

4. Which state delegation split their vote on July second?

5. Who is called the "unsung hero" of the Convention?

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