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The Federalist Papers Quiz 1

  • 1. Who is the author of The Federalist Papers?
    •     James Madison
    •     John Jay
    •     Alexander Hamilton
    •     All of the above

  • 2. Under which anonymous name were the Federalist Papers published?
    •     Sunius
    •     Constitution
    •     Publius
    •     None of the above

  • 3. Who wrote the majority of the Federalist Papers?
    •     James Madison
    •     John Jay
    •     Alexander Hamilton
    •     None of the above

  • 4. How many papers did John Jay write?
    •     Six
    •     Two
    •     Five
    •     Four

  • 5. About which subject does John Jay primarily write about?
    •     The Bill of Rights
    •     Internal Affairs
    •     Foreign Affairs
    •     Factions

  • 6. What subject is Federalist #10 primarily about?
    •     The Bill of Rights
    •     Internal Affairs
    •     Factions
    •     Foreign affairs

  • 7. Who wrote Federalist #10?
    •     James Madison
    •     John Jay
    •     Alexander Hamilton
    •     None of the above

  • 8. What was Alexander Hamilton's opinion on the Bill of Rights, as expressed in The Federalist Papers?
    •     He was for the Constitution including it before ratification
    •     He thought that the Bill of Rights were primarily unnecessary
    •     He was for the Bill of Rights being included as amendments
    •     None of the above

  • 9. What did Hamilton believe was the source of power in the republican form of government?
    •     The people
    •     The Constitution
    •     Factions
    •     The knowledge of the elite

  • 10. In the last Federalist Paper, #85, what philosopher does Hamilton quote?
    •     Hume
    •     Locke
    •     Plato
    •     Montesquieu

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