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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. In Chapter 10, the delegates vote that senators are chosen by whom?
(a) State legislatures.
(b) The Chief Executive.
(c) Members of Congress.
(d) Citizens in a popular vote.

5. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?
(a) The rights of states.
(b) The right to prepare a Constitution.
(c) The rights of individual citizens.
(d) The rights of immigrants.

6. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Charles Pinkney.
(d) James Madison.

7. Why isn't the Convention called the Constitutional Convention?
(a) The Constitution is not written until after the Convention is over.
(b) The Convention does not discuss the development of a Constitution.
(c) The Constitution is already drafted, and the Convention is held to discuss the draft.
(d) The initial purpose is to revise the Articles of Confederation, not to write a Constitution.

8. Where does the Convention meet?
(a) The Pennsylvania State House.
(b) Washington, D.C..
(c) The Congressional buildings.
(d) The White House.

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

10. What kind of veto power does the Convention delegates finally grant to the executive?
(a) Veto power subject to overrule by 1/2 of Congress.
(b) Veto power subject to overrule by 2/3 of Congress.
(c) Absolute veto power.
(d) No veto power.

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

12. During the events presented in Chapter 10, what issue concerns Mason?
(a) The extensive powers being granted to Congress.
(b) The payment of a stipend to members of Congress.
(c) The use of the word "national".
(d) The lack of progress made by delegates.

13. Who is Guillaume Penn?
(a) The founder of the Pennsylvania Quakers, admired by the French.
(b) The founder of a French religious colony in Pennsylvania.
(c) A French statesman who lives in Pennsylvania.
(d) A member of the Pennsylvania Congress who favors trade with the French.

14. Chapter Five describes which Virginia Resolve that is considered at the beginning of June?
(a) The ability for Congress to tax the states.
(b) The ability for the President to veto measures.
(c) The method of representation within the legislature.
(d) The institution of a national executive.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1787, which American city reminds travelers of London?

3. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?

4. How does Rutledge and Butler believe representation is determined?

5. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?

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