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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the daughter of Benjamin Franklin's landlady while he was in London?
(a) Dolly.
(b) Polly.
(c) Sally.
(d) Molly.

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

3. 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.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin believe about individualism and communitarianism?
(a) They are needed for survival.
(b) They are not achievable.
(c) They are overrated.
(d) They are not sought after.

5. Where was Benjamin Franklin when his grandchild, Benjamin Franklin Bache, was born?
(a) At sea.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) France.
(d) London.

6. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?
(a) Freedom.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Free thinker.
(d) Freeman.

7. When did the Assembly vote to send Benjamin Franklin back to England?
(a) November 1764.
(b) September 1764.
(c) December 1764.
(d) October 1764.

8. Benjamin Franklin disliked immigrants from what country?
(a) Italy.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) England.

9. What did Benjamin Franklin choose over hotheadedness to make his argument?
(a) Certitude.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Creativity.

10. What did Benjamin Franklin have the assembly do to support a hospital?
(a) Match raised money with public money.
(b) Match public money with raised money.
(c) Create socialized health care.
(d) Create health insurance.

11. What was Benjamin Franklin's daughter name?
(a) Mary Franklin.
(b) Jane Franklin.
(c) Sally Franklin.
(d) Deborah Franklin.

12. What did Benjamin Franklin approve of religion focusing on?
(a) Morality and virtue.
(b) Patience and virtue.
(c) Morality and compassion.
(d) Patience and morality.

13. Who did Benjamin Franklin hope his son would marry?
(a) Ingrid De Franch.
(b) Mary Walass.
(c) Caty Ray.
(d) Polly Stevenson.

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

15. What did Benjamin Franklin's assignment as clerk allowed him to take away from Bradford?
(a) His newspaper.
(b) His printing shop.
(c) The postmastership.
(d) His bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What governorship did William Franklin obtain?

2. Why did Benjamin Franklin create his militia?

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin meet during his summer travels in England?

4. What caused the colonies to think as a unit instead of separate states?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin's writing help create?

(see the answer keys)

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