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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Eleven.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin use to attract lightning away from villages?
(a) A rod.
(b) A wood post.
(c) A rubber mat.
(d) A key.

2. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?
(a) It was a minor part.
(b) It was its cornerstone.
(c) He used it to explain anathomical problems.
(d) He studied it after weather paterns.

3. What does Walter Isaacson say Benjamin Franklin easily made?
(a) Long-term relationships with men.
(b) Long-term relationships with women.
(c) Casual male friends.
(d) Casual female friends.

4. When was the Boston Tea Party?
(a) December 16, 1773.
(b) December 26, 1773.
(c) December 6, 1773.
(d) December 30, 1773.

5. What caused the colonies to think as a unit instead of separate states?
(a) The Stamp Act.
(b) The Tea Party.
(c) The Midnight Ride.
(d) The Assembly.

Short Answer Questions

1. What militia did Benjamin Franklin create?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin observe while touring England, in "Chapter Eleven"?

3. When was Benjamin Franklin made a full member of the assembly?

4. When was Benjamin Franklin invited to join the Freemasons?

5. With whom did Benjamin Franklin set up his printing?

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