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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?
(a) George Washington and Patrick Henry.
(b) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Sam Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Patrick Henry and Sam Adams.

2. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) John Dickinson.
(d) Pierce Butler.

3. On July second, what question does the delegates vote on?
(a) Are additional states allowed into the Union?
(b) Do states have an equal vote in the Senate?
(c) Are states allowed to engage in trade with Europe?
(d) Do states elect their Senators through a popular vote?

4. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?
(a) The delegates write 15 Resolves detailing a plan for government.
(b) The delegates craft a new Constitution for the United States.
(c) The delegates meet with delegates from other states to establish a common ground.
(d) The delegates draft 15 Articles of Confederation detailing a plan for government.

5. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?
(a) George Mason.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Roger Sherman.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

6. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?
(a) Clearing timber for farmland.
(b) Squirrel hunting.
(c) Hunting wild turkey.
(d) Horse racing.

7. Who is called the "unsung hero" of the Convention?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) James Wilson.

8. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?
(a) Freshly caught fish.
(b) Models of mechanical instruments.
(c) Newly published poems.
(d) Fossil bones.

9. Who writes the Virginia Act approving a Federal Convention?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Robert Morris.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

10. According to the Convention rules, how many states make a quorum?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Three.
(c) Thirteen.
(d) Seven.

11. What does the "pursuit of happiness" mean to the Convention delegates?
(a) A man engages in any type of private behavior as long as he is happy.
(b) A man is able to vote in all elections.
(c) A man rises according to his abilities and industry.
(d) A man has the potential to choose any occupation.

12. What does Bedford declare the small states do if the large states dissolve the Confederation?
(a) Align themselves with one of the large states.
(b) Start a war against the large states.
(c) Find a foreign ally to assist them.
(d) Band together to form their own union.

13. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?
(a) The Articles of the Confederation and the Declaration of Independence.
(b) The Articles of the Confederation and the Bill of Rights.
(c) The state constitutions and the Declaration of Independence.
(d) The state constitutions and the Articles of the Confederation.

14. Why is no argument made against Hamilton's speech?
(a) It is so vague that the delegates do not understand what he intends.
(b) It is so extreme that no appropriate response or rebuttal is given.
(c) The delegates agree with the clarity of his thinking.
(d) It appropriately addresses all of the concerns of the delegates.

15. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?

2. What is the result of Dr. Franklin's speech on representation as described in Chapter Eight?

3. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?

4. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?

5. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?

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