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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Eight, what startling statement is attributed to Franklin?
(a) That suffrage in the House is according to the free population of a state.
(b) That blacks remain property in the South.
(c) That he is not opposed to giving part of Pennsylvania to New Jersey or Delaware to make the states more equal in size.
(d) That each state has one vote in the Senate.

2. What does Bowen consider the most striking feature of the New Jersey Plan?
(a) Two branches of legislature.
(b) The executive is removed by impeachment.
(c) There is a single executive.
(d) Creation of a single legislative chamber where states vote equally, regardless of size or wealth.

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

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

5. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?
(a) In a sedan chair.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) On foot.
(d) On horseback.

6. What is Shay's Rebellion?
(a) A revolt by farmers in Western Massachusetts angered over taxation by leaders in Boston.
(b) A rebellion by the colonists against the British rulers.
(c) A movement by the Massachusetts delegation to prevent the writing of a Constitution.
(d) A movement by Southern farmers to keep slavery in their states.

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

8. Which delegate is the oldest?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) James Madison.

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

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

11. Who is elected the president of the Convention?
(a) Morris.
(b) Washington.
(c) Hamilton.
(d) Madison.

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

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

14. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?
(a) To discuss Convention matters with other delegates from his state.
(b) To return home and take care of his family.
(c) To prepare a draft of the Constitution for the Committee of the Whole.
(d) To develop and gather support for an alternative to the Virginia Plan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?

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

3. Who proposes the compromise on representation?

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

5. Which state does not send a delegation to the Convention?

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