- 1. Who was the main author of most of the Federalist Papers?
A) John Adams
B) James Madison
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) Alexander Hamilton
- 2. How many essays were published in the Federalist Papers?
A) 85
B) 75
C) 50
D) 100
- 3. When were the Federalist Papers first published?
A) 1787
B) 1776
C) 1800
D) 1790
- 4. Which Federalist Paper is often considered the most famous?
A) Federalist No. 10
B) Federalist No. 50
C) Federalist No. 78
D) Federalist No. 1
- 5. How many authors contributed to the Federalist Papers?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
D) 4
- 6. Which anti-Federalist writer penned responses to the Federalist Papers?
A) Cato
B) Brutus
C) Marcus
D) Publius
- 7. Which of the following Founding Fathers did NOT contribute to the Federalist Papers?
A) Thomas Jefferson
B) Benjamin Franklin
C) James Madison
D) John Jay
- 8. Which pseudonym did Alexander Hamilton write under in the Federalist Papers?
A) Cato
B) Plato
C) Publius
D) Brutus
- 9. Which state was a key battleground for ratification of the U.S. Constitution and where the Federalist Papers were aimed at winning support?
A) Massachusetts
B) Pennsylvania
C) Virginia
D) New York
- 10. Which publishing firm published the compilation of 77 essays and eight others in two volumes?
A) J. & J. McLean
B) G. & J. McLean
C) H. & J. McLean
D) J. & A. McLean
- 11. What does Federalist No. 39 clarify?
A) Federalism
B) Judicial review
C) Checks and balances
D) Majority faction
- 12. When was the proposed Constitution ratified by the minimum of nine states?
A) July 1788
B) April 1788
C) June 21, 1788
D) May 1788
- 13. How many states had ratified the new Constitution by late July 1788?
A) Nine
B) Ten
C) Eleven
D) Thirteen
- 14. What was the purpose of The Federalist Papers?
A) To oppose the ratification of the Constitution
B) To amend the Articles of Confederation
C) To draft the Constitution
D) To promote the ratification of the Constitution
- 15. What does Federalist No. 14 declare about the United States?
A) It is not suitable for a republic
B) It needs a Bill of Rights
C) It should have a monarchy
D) It is appropriate for an extended republic
- 16. What does historian Richard B. Morris say about The Federalist Papers?
A) They are an incomparable exposition of the Constitution
B) They are outdated and irrelevant
C) They are biased against the Constitution
D) They are poorly written
- 17. Who first criticized the proposed Constitution in the New York press?
A) "Brutus"
B) "Cato"
C) "Hamilton"
D) "Publius"
- 18. How many essays did John Jay write for the Federalist Papers?
A) Six
B) Five
C) Seven
D) Four
- 19. Which pseudonym did William Duer use to write in support of the Federalist authors?
A) "Cato"
B) "Philo-Publius"
C) "Publius"
D) "Brutus"
- 20. Who turned down the invitation to collaborate on the Federalist Papers?
A) John Jay
B) James Madison
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) Gouverneur Morris
- 21. Which essay number did John Jay contribute after falling ill?
A) 64
B) 2
C) 3
D) 5
- 22. Who was criticized by Hamilton under the pseudonym 'Publius' in 1778?
A) Gouverneur Morris
B) James Madison
C) Samuel Chase
D) John Jay
- 23. How many essays did Alexander Hamilton write for The Federalist Papers?
A) 29
B) 5
C) 85
D) 51
- 24. Which author wrote the essays numbered 49–58 and 62–63?
A) Alexander Hamilton
B) John Jay
C) All three authors jointly
D) James Madison
- 25. Who was the first Chief Justice of the United States?
A) John Adams
B) James Madison
C) Alexander Hamilton
D) John Jay
- 26. Which edition ended the collective anonymity of Publius by naming the authors?
A) A 1802 American edition
B) An 1810 edition
C) A 1863 edition
D) A 1792 French edition
- 27. Which edition used the newspaper texts for essays 1–76 and the McLean edition for essays 77–85?
A) The 1863 edition by Henry Dawson
B) The 1810 edition
C) The 1961 edition by Jacob E. Cooke
D) The 1802 American edition
- 28. Which edition incorporated significant edits to the text of the papers with the authors' approval?
A) Hopkins's and Gideon's editions
B) The 1961 edition by Jacob E. Cooke
C) The 1810 edition
D) The 1863 edition by Henry Dawson
- 29. Who published an edition with the original text of the papers in 1863?
A) George Hopkins
B) Jacob E. Cooke
C) Henry Dawson
D) Jacob Gideon
- 30. How many of The Federalist essays have disputed authorship?
A) 64
B) 12
C) 63
D) 73
- 31. Which Federalist essay numbers did Madison write according to modern consensus?
A) 61–64
B) 1–10
C) 18–20
D) 49–58
- 32. How many essays did Hamilton claim to have written in his list?
A) 58
B) 64
C) 73
D) 63
- 33. How many essays did Madison claim for himself in the 1818 Gideon edition?
A) 64
B) 63
C) 29
D) 49
- 34. What was one reason Madison suggested for the differences between his list and Hamilton's list?
A) Madison's lack of knowledge
B) Hamilton's deliberate misattribution
C) The hurry in which Hamilton's memorandum was made out
D) Errors in the printing process
- 35. On what date did New York ratify the Constitution?
A) January 1
B) July 26
C) December 12
D) June 25
- 36. How many Federalists were elected to New York's ratification convention?
A) 64
B) 46
C) 19
D) 73
- 37. What did historian John Kaminski suggest about the impact of The Federalist on New York citizens?
A) The impact was profound
B) The impact was overwhelming
C) The impact was decisive
D) The impact was negligible
- 38. Which state ratified the Constitution on December 12?
A) New York
B) Pennsylvania
C) Virginia
D) Massachusetts
- 39. How many states needed to ratify the Constitution for it to be established?
A) Twelve
B) Thirteen
C) Ten
D) Nine
- 40. Which Federalist Papers cover the conformity of the proposed constitution to republican principles?
A) Nos. 1 through 10.
B) Nos. 37 through 84.
C) Nos. 85.
D) Nos. 15 through 22.
- 41. Which amendment clarified the matter of unenumerated rights?
A) Tenth Amendment
B) Ninth Amendment
C) First Amendment
D) Eighth Amendment
- 42. How many times had The Federalist been quoted in Supreme Court decisions by 2000?
A) 150 times
B) 291 times
C) 500 times
D) 50 times
- 43. Which case did Chief Justice John Marshall note the importance of The Federalist Papers?
A) Marbury v. Madison
B) McCulloch v. Maryland
C) Dred Scott v. Sandford
D) Gibbons v. Ogden
- 44. In which case was The Federalist Papers first mentioned in a Supreme Court decision?
A) McCulloch v. Maryland
B) Calder v. Bull
C) Marbury v. Madison
D) Gibbons v. Ogden
- 45. In which song from the musical Hamilton are The Federalist Papers mentioned?
A) Non-Stop
B) The Room Where It Happens
C) Satisfied
D) My Shot
- 46. Who wrote the book 'Explaining America: The Federalist'?
A) Lin-Manuel Miranda
B) Gary Wills
C) Frederick Mosteller
D) Douglass Adair
- 47. What is the ISBN of the book 'The Authority of Publius: A Reading of the Federalist Papers'?
A) 978-0-86597-271-0
B) 978-1-4612-5256-6
C) 978-0140298390
D) 978-0-8014-9339-3
- 48. Which year was the 2nd edition of 'Applied Bayesian and Classical Inference' updated?
A) 1984
B) 2012
C) 1981
D) 1974
- 49. What is the ISBN of 'Explaining America: The Federalist'?
A) 978-0-8014-9339-3
B) 978-0-86597-271-0
C) 978-1-4612-5256-6
D) 978-0140298390
- 50. Which year was 'Fame and the Founding Fathers' published?
A) 1984
B) 2012
C) 1981
D) 1974
- 51. Which author wrote about the disputed authorship of The Federalist Papers?
A) Frederick Mosteller
B) Douglass Adair
C) Gary Wills
D) Lin-Manuel Miranda
- 52. What is the main theme of Gary Wills' book on The Federalist Papers?
A) Statistical inference
B) Disputed authorship
C) Musical adaptation
D) Explaining America
- 53. Which year was 'The Authority of Publius: A Reading of the Federalist Papers' published?
A) 1981
B) 2012
C) 1974
D) 1984
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