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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement Take Hold. September 8-12..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Convention rules, how are questions to be decided?
(a) By a majority vote by delegates.
(b) By a vote of two-thirds of the delegates.
(c) By a unanimous vote of the delegates.
(d) By secret ballot.

2. What is the outcome of the vote over the New Jersey plan?
(a) In a seven to three vote, the states chose the New Jersey Plan.
(b) In a seven to three vote, the states chose the Virginia Plan.
(c) The states unanimously agree upon the New Jersey Plan.
(d) The states unanimously vote against the New Jersey Plan.

3. Which delegate is called "The Tall Boy" during the Continental Congress?
(a) Governor Morris.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

4. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) John Rutledge.
(d) John Dickinson.

5. In Chapter 11, which delegate reminds the Convention that because the states are commercial, they continue to be engaged in European politics?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) Governor Morris.
(d) Gunning Bradford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?

2. A motion on which issue opens the discussion on June 20th?

3. Who is Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War?

4. Which delegate is credited with being the strongest influence on the creation of the 1787 Convention?

5. What does late-eighteenth-century Americans eat for breakfast?

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