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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. A motion on which issue opens the discussion on June 20th?
(a) A motion to remove "national" from the first Virginia Resolve.
(b) A motion to choose between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans.
(c) A motion on how senators are chosen.
(d) A motion to allow Congress to have two branches.

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

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

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

5. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?
(a) He believes a plural executive is better able to represent the different parts of the country.
(b) He feels a national government needs a different model for the executive than the model demonstrated by state governments.
(c) He believes a single executive is influenced by foreign governments.
(d) He feels a plural executive is more useful if the country is invaded by foreign troops.

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

7. What term do Americans use to describe the process of clearing the land of trees?
(a) Cutting.
(b) Relishing.
(c) Grubbing.
(d) Clearing.

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

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

10. In 1787, which American City still shows the effects of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Trenton, New Jersey.
(d) Boston.

11. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

12. Which state delegation split their vote on July second?
(a) New York.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Georgia.

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

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

15. What type of government does Virginia's George Wythe support?
(a) A strong national government.
(b) A weak national government.
(c) A monarchy.
(d) Continuation of the confederation.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Franklin argue for a plural executive?

2. Which delegate is elected chairman of the Committee of the Whole?

3. What is the function of the Committee of the Whole House?

4. According to the Convention rules, how are questions to be decided?

5. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?

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