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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?
(a) Concord.
(b) London.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. What was the name of the college Benjamin Franklin opened?
(a) The anti-religion college.
(b) The non-England college.
(c) The anti-Empire college.
(d) The nonsectarian college.

3. What happened to Benjamin Franklin's father's first wife?
(a) She divorced him.
(b) She became ill.
(c) She disappeared.
(d) She died.

4. Where did Benjamin Franklin and his new co-postmaster extend the postal service to?
(a) All 13 colonies.
(b) Canada.
(c) Mexico.
(d) France.

5. What library did Franklin create?
(a) The Library Company of Philadelphia.
(b) The Colonized Library.
(c) The Library of Congress.
(d) The New America Library.

6. When was Benjamin Franklin invited to join the Freemasons?
(a) December 1831.
(b) December 1832.
(c) December 1830.
(d) December 1829.

7. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?
(a) A bid.
(b) A woman.
(c) A job.
(d) A game.

8. What governorship did William Franklin obtain?
(a) Governorship of New York.
(b) Governorship of Massachusetts.
(c) Governorship of New Jersey.
(d) Governorship of Pennsylvania.

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

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

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

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

13. What did Benjamin Franklin recreate in London?
(a) The English Declaration.
(b) A free press.
(c) The Junto atmosphere.
(d) The Assembly.

14. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?
(a) Benjamin.
(b) George.
(c) William.
(d) Ruppert.

15. When did the Boston Massacre occur?
(a) March 15, 1772.
(b) March 5, 1770.
(c) March 5, 1771.
(d) March 25, 1770.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose coronation did Benjamin Franklin attend in 1761?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin think of the bill proposed by the Proprietors?

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin stay with while in London?

4. How long did Benjamin Franklin spend touring the colonies?

5. Why did Benjamin Frankly create the Junto?

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