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. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?
(a) Election by popular vote.
(b) Election by current members of the Congress.
(c) Appointment by state legislatures.
(d) Appointment by the Chief Executive.

2. Why is indigence a bad word for most delegates to the Convention?
(a) The delegates are fearful of becoming poor themselves.
(b) The delegates associate poverty with laziness.
(c) The delegates are concerned that European countries realize the states need assistance in paying off their debts.
(d) The delegates believe that the indigent population rebels against their decisions at any moment.

3. What does the term "American" mean to William Priest?
(a) Any person living in the New World.
(b) Someone who pledges to support the new government.
(c) A white man descends from a native of Europe.
(d) An Indian or one of the New World "aborigines".

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

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) Governor Morris.
(c) Gunning Bradford.
(d) Rufus King.