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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long was Benjamin Franklin expecting to stay in London, according to "Chapter Eight"?
(a) 8 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 2 months.

2. Who offered to help Benjamin Franklin set up his own printing shop?
(a) Governor William Keith.
(b) Governor William Keats.
(c) Governor William Keason.
(d) Governor William Kearson.

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

4. What does "Chapter Five" say was sweeping through the colonies at the time of Benjamin Franklin's invitation to join the Freemasons?
(a) Indians.
(b) Dysentery.
(c) The Industrial Revolution.
(d) The Great Awakening.

5. How did Benjamin Franklin think Britain treated Americans?
(a) As first-class citizens.
(b) As asocials.
(c) As second-class citizens.
(d) As ignorant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?

2. What faction did Benjamin Franklin's paper support?

3. What did Benjamin Franklin have the assembly do to support a hospital?

4. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

5. When did Benjamin Franklin retire from his printing business?

(see the answer key)

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