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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Chapter One" argues Benjamin Franklin was the country's first what?
(a) Politician.
(b) Physicist.
(c) Inventor.
(d) Publicist.

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

3. Why was Benjamin Franklin vilified by some?
(a) His focus on atheism.
(b) His focus on religion.
(c) His focus on women.
(d) His focus on practicality.

4. Why did Benjamin Franklin work only a short time as a merchant?
(a) The store closed.
(b) He was offered a job.
(c) He was needed elsewhere.
(d) Mr. Denham died.

5. Who was the printer Benjamin Franklin was referred to in Philadelphia?
(a) Samson Kremson.
(b) Samuel Kreimer.
(c) Samuel Keimer.
(d) Sampson Kramer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who told Benjamin Franklin that "as you go through this world--and you'll miss many hard thumps"?

2. How many prints were made of Benjamin Franklin's Dissertation?

3. What was Benjamin Franklin's father's name?

4. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?

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

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