Tempest At Dawn - Section 10
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Questions and Answers
- 1.Whitherspoon argues that the "founding fathers" were God-fearing men whose own ideologies form their writings. He implies to Madison that a nation weak on religious conviction will not stand. In two paragraphs, defend or dispute this claim.
- 2.Whose philosophies didn't Madison presumably copy when designing new laws for our society?
- A.
Locke
- B.
Montesquieu
- C.
Aristotle
- D.
Euripides
- 3.Who did Madison say was a political beast, capable of playing to whichever side suited his need?
- A.
George Washington
- B.
Roger Sherman
- C.
Benjamin Franklin
- D.
John Adams
- 4.The delegates from Virginia and South Carolina write separate plans to present tot the conference.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 5.What issue does Whitherspoon insist be a part of Madison's new laws, as ironic as it may be?
- A.
Gun ownership
- B.
Denial of one's British citizenship
- C.
Slavery
- D.
Parcelling of land
- 6.The author of the Virginia Plan is Pinkney.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 7.Which Shakespeare play was enjoyed by Washington?
- A.
Romeo and Juliet
- B.
Hamlet
- C.
The Fault in Our Stars
- D.
The Tempest
- 8.Alexander "Alex" Hamilton is known to be a jovial man; easy to be around.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.The South Carolina Plan had a “nickname”, which was given because it was more specific to the author’s needs, not necessarily the needs of all of the state’s delegates. What was the nickname?
- A.
The Play-Fair Plan
- B.
The Paulson Plan
- C.
The Pinkney Plan
- D.
The Portland Plan
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