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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In 1787, which American city reminds travelers of London?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Washington, D. C..
(d) New York City.

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

5. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
(a) Boston.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

6. How does Hamilton get named as a delegate to the Convention?
(a) He is asked to participate by George Washington.
(b) He is a member of the ruling political party in New York.
(c) He is the governor of New York.
(d) His father-in-law has political prestige.

7. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?
(a) Thirteen delegates from New Hampshire.
(b) Thirteen officers from Cincinnati.
(c) Thirteen merchants from Rhode Island.
(d) Thirteen Congressmen.

8. By the events of Chapter 11, how is the balloting taking place?
(a) Only in the Committee of the Whole.
(b) Only in state caucuses.
(c) In smaller sub-committees.
(d) In the full Convention.

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

10. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Luther Martin.
(d) James Madison.

11. Which delegate is elected chairman of the Committee of the Whole?
(a) Nathaniel Gorham.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Chancellor Wythe.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

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

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

14. Who proposes the compromise on representation?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) John Rutledge.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Roger Sherman.

15. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?
(a) Morris.
(b) Franklin.
(c) Madison.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Bedford declare the small states do if the large states dissolve the Confederation?

3. Who is Guillaume Penn?

4. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?

5. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?

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