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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen, Chapter Seventeen, and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?
(a) Benny Bache.
(b) Andrew Hamilton.
(c) Thomas Hutchinson.
(d) Andrew Bradford.

2. When did General Howe take Philadelphia?
(a) October 1777.
(b) September 1777.
(c) August 1777.
(d) November 1777.

3. What made Benjamin Franklin an opponent of the proprietor's control over the colonies?
(a) The French and Indian war.
(b) The French revolution.
(c) The stamp tax.
(d) The Sherman act.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?
(a) Church steeples.
(b) Town squares.
(c) Church bells.
(d) Clock towers.

5. Who were Benjamin Franklin's commissioners?
(a) Silas Deane and Arthur Lee.
(b) Arthur Lee and Arthur Bancroft.
(c) Arthur Bancroft and Silas Deane.
(d) Madame Chaumont and Silas Deane.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?

4. What career did Temple try and fail at after he returned to America?

5. Who was the printer that Benjamin Franklin met in New York, according to "Chapter Three" and "Chapter Four"?

(see the answer key)

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