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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin say he would rather build, according to "Chapter Five"?
(a) "A City for Man."
(b) "A City for the Colony."
(c) "A City of Saints than the City of Sinners."
(d) "A City of Man than the City of God."

2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) January 7, 1706.
(b) January 17, 1706.
(c) January 27, 1705.
(d) January 7, 1708.

3. Which of Benjamin Franklin's ancestors migrated to America?
(a) His father.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His grandfather.

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

5. Who was the Proprietor of Pennsylvania when Benjamin Franklin was in London?
(a) The Stevensons.
(b) The Downes.
(c) William.
(d) The Penns.

6. What did Benjamin Franklin invent to help his brother John?
(a) The light bulb.
(b) The urinary catheter.
(c) The thermometer.
(d) The i.v.

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

8. When was Benjamin Franklin made a full member of the assembly?
(a) 1751.
(b) 1753.
(c) 1752.
(d) 1750.

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

10. Why didn't Deborah follow Benjamin Franklin to London?
(a) She knew he was not faithful.
(b) He knew she was in love.
(c) He knew she would not be comfortable in London society.
(d) They were not getting along well.

11. Who went with Benjamin Franklin on a surveying trip?
(a) Elizabeth.
(b) Polly.
(c) Sally.
(d) Jane.

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

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

14. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?
(a) He studied it after weather paterns.
(b) He used it to explain anathomical problems.
(c) It was its cornerstone.
(d) It was a minor part.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?

2. When did Deborah give birth to a daughter?

3. Who did the Paxton Boys kill?

4. Why was Benjamin Franklin vilified by some?

5. Who was co-postmaster, according to "Chapter Nine" and "Chapter Ten"?

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