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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. "Chapter Five" says Benjamin Franklin did not accept what?
(a) Freemasonry.
(b) Taxation.
(c) Church dogma.
(d) Calvinism.

3. Who was co-postmaster, according to "Chapter Nine" and "Chapter Ten"?
(a) William Paxton.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) William Penn.
(d) William Hunter.

4. Who was Benjamin Franklin's favorite sibling?
(a) His younger sister Anne.
(b) His younger sister Jane.
(c) His younger brother Thomas.
(d) His younger brother Joseph.

5. What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's mother?
(a) Abiah Folger.
(b) Adriane Foldren.
(c) Abby Folson.
(d) Abril Forger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin's father do for a living?

2. Who did Benjamin Franklin hope his son would marry?

3. On the way to London, who offered to pay Benjamin Franklin's way back to America?

4. Who offered to help Benjamin Franklin set up his own printing shop?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin invent to help his brother John?

(see the answer key)

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