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Number 1. What was the name of the group chosen by the Continental Congress to draft the Declaration of Independence?

a. The Continental Five
b. The Secret Committee of Five
c. The Group of Five
d. The Committee of Five

Correct Answer: d. The Committee of Five

Number 2. Which of the following is not a method in which the Declaration of Independence was made known to the public?

a. Copies were sent to the colonies.
b. Copies were nailed to church doors.
c. It was published in newspapers.
d. A copy was sent to King George III of England.

Correct Answer: b. Copies were nailed to church doors.

Number 3. Where is the purpose of the document stated?

a. in the introduction
b. in the second body paragraph
c. in the next to last paragraph
d. in the conclusion

Correct Answer: a. in the introduction

Number 4. Which of the following is not a truth believed to be self-evident?

a. Men are created equal.
b. Men are endowed by their creator certain unalienable rights.
c. Men have the right to vote.
d. Men have the right to Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.

Correct Answer: c. Men have the right to vote.

Number 5. To whom does the use of the pronoun “we” refer?

a. the committee
b. the colonists
c. Thomas Jefferson and John Adams
d. Congress

Correct Answer: b. the colonists