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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Massachusetts. The People Speak..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Oliver Ellsworth argues that which state should ratify the Constitution or risk being overtaken by New York?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Connecticut.

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

3. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?
(a) Electing a President.
(b) Personal funding, because city life is expensive.
(c) Finding a place to stay, because Philadelphia is very crowded.
(d) Earning re-election in their home districts.

4. Which delegate elegantly rebuts Paterson's defense of the New Jersey plan?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) George Washington.

5. What is Deism?
(a) A religious belief that god is to be found through belief, not revelation.
(b) The practice of disagreeing with organized religion.
(c) The religious foundation for the state of Massachusetts.
(d) A political movement advocating test oaths with a religious basis.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?

2. Why does the Convention need to end by September?

3. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?

4. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?

5. What is the first resolution of the New Jersey Plan?

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