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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. How old was Benjamin Frankly when he died?
(a) 86.
(b) 84.
(c) 80.
(d) 78.

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

3. What was Benjamin Franklin's father's name?
(a) Josiah.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) William.
(d) Jeremiah.

4. Who told Benjamin Franklin that "as you go through this world--and you'll miss many hard thumps"?
(a) Cotton Mather.
(b) Cotton Makson.
(c) Cotton Mahon.
(d) Cotton Matson.

5. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?
(a) A dead mouse.
(b) A dead friend.
(c) A dead dog.
(d) A dead squirrel.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did William Franklin marry?

2. How long did Benjamin Franklin stay in England on his third voyage there?

3. When was the provisional treaty for the end of the war?

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

5. What did Benjamin Franklin invented in 1742, according to "Chapter Six" and "Chapter Seven"?

(see the answer key)

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