BY DAVID DAVENPORT AND GORDON LLOYD
1) The Fourth of July commemorates what important historic occasion?
A. The end of the Revolutionary War
B. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C. Adoption of the Declaration of Independence by Congress
D. The signing of the Constitution
2) In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
D. Washington
3) Which of the following did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. William Whipple
D. George Washington
4) Which of the following was included in the Declaration as a complaint against King George and the British Parliament?
A. Allowed only British tea to be sold in America
B. Imposed taxes without consent
C. Appointed liberal non-originalist judges
D. Gave charters to Church of England only, not other religious bodies
5) Which memorable phrase is not included in the Declaration of Independence?
A. Give me liberty or give me death
B. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
C. The laws of nature and of nature’s God
D. Supreme Judge of the world
6) The original Declaration of Independence is housed in:
A. Independence Hall in Philadelphia
B. Library of Congress
C. Smithsonian Institution
D. National Archives
7) How many delegates from the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?
A. 13
B. 26
C. 39
D. 56
8) Which two presidents died on the Fourth of July?
A. George Washington and John Adams
B. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
C. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
D. Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt
9) Which president was born on the Fourth of July?
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Howard Taft
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Richard Nixon
10) According the Declaration of Independence, the people have the following right:
A. The right to bear arms
B. The right to equal protection of the laws
C. The right to alter or abolish their government
D. The right to a free education
Answers:
1-C
2-C
3-D
4-B
5-A
6-D
7-D
8-B
9-A
10-C
David Davenport is former president of Pepperdine University and a visiting fellow at the Ashbrook Center.
EMANUEL LEUTZE Metropolitan Museum of Art
The 1851 oil-on-canvas painting by Emanuel Leutze entitled
“Washington Crossing the Delaware”
is on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
The painting commemorates Washington’s 1776 Christmas
cossing of the river during the American Revolution.
When we celebrate the Fourth of July with a three-day weekend, picnics and fireworks, we sometimes forget the real meaning of the holiday. The quiz below provides an opportunity for you to test and refresh your civic knowledge of the landmark occasion in American history that we celebrate. It was created by the scholars at the Ashbrook Center (www.ashbrook.org) at Ashland University in Ohio, which has designed similar quizzes for other holidays.
1) The Fourth of July commemorates what important historic occasion?
A. The end of the Revolutionary War
B. The signing of the Declaration of Independence
C. Adoption of the Declaration of Independence by Congress
D. The signing of the Constitution
2) In which city was the Declaration of Independence signed?
A. Boston
B. New York
C. Philadelphia
D. Washington
3) Which of the following did not sign the Declaration of Independence?
A. Thomas Jefferson
B. John Adams
C. William Whipple
D. George Washington
4) Which of the following was included in the Declaration as a complaint against King George and the British Parliament?
A. Allowed only British tea to be sold in America
B. Imposed taxes without consent
C. Appointed liberal non-originalist judges
D. Gave charters to Church of England only, not other religious bodies
5) Which memorable phrase is not included in the Declaration of Independence?
A. Give me liberty or give me death
B. Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
C. The laws of nature and of nature’s God
D. Supreme Judge of the world
6) The original Declaration of Independence is housed in:
A. Independence Hall in Philadelphia
B. Library of Congress
C. Smithsonian Institution
D. National Archives
7) How many delegates from the 13 colonies signed the Declaration of Independence?
A. 13
B. 26
C. 39
D. 56
8) Which two presidents died on the Fourth of July?
A. George Washington and John Adams
B. John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
C. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison
D. Herbert Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt
9) Which president was born on the Fourth of July?
A. Calvin Coolidge
B. Howard Taft
C. Dwight Eisenhower
D. Richard Nixon
10) According the Declaration of Independence, the people have the following right:
A. The right to bear arms
B. The right to equal protection of the laws
C. The right to alter or abolish their government
D. The right to a free education
Answers:
1-C
2-C
3-D
4-B
5-A
6-D
7-D
8-B
9-A
10-C
David Davenport is former president of Pepperdine University and a visiting fellow at the Ashbrook Center.
Gordon Lloyd is a senior fellow at Ashbrook and a professor of public policy at Pepperdine. They wrote this for InsideSources.com .
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