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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Benjamin Franklin send his last letter to?
(a) George Washington.
(b) John Hancock.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

2. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to Quebec?
(a) May 1775.
(b) April 1776.
(c) March 1776.
(d) March 1775.

3. What did General Howe confiscate in Philadelphia?
(a) Franklin's family.
(b) Franklin's experiments.
(c) Franklin's business.
(d) Franklin's house and possessions.

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

5. What did Benjamin Franklin and William fight over?
(a) Politics and William's wife.
(b) Temple and politics.
(c) The British.
(d) Temple and William's wife.

6. What did Benny become after Benjamin Franklin's return in America, according to "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion"?
(a) A printer.
(b) A publicist.
(c) A farmer.
(d) An inventor.

7. When did Benjamin Franklin sign the Franco-American treaty?
(a) February 5, 1778.
(b) February 15, 1778.
(c) February 25, 1778.
(d) February 30, 1778.

8. When was the provisional treaty for the end of the war?
(a) November 23, 1783.
(b) November 13, 1783.
(c) November 3, 1782.
(d) November 30, 1782.

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

10. What woman was Benjamin Franklin's neighbor in France?
(a) Madame Deane.
(b) Madame Brillon.
(c) Madame Helvetius.
(d) Madame Hiroe.

11. How many papers are considered to be the ones founding the republic?
(a) 4.
(b) 6.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

12. What was the mission of the committee Benjamin Franklin chaired?
(a) To replace British taxes.
(b) To replace the British ships.
(c) To replace British currency.
(d) To replace the British postal service.

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

14. Who was the nemesis Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) Hume.
(b) Hillsborough.
(c) Hutchinson.
(d) Keimer.

15. What did Benjamin Franklin do with the angry letter he wrote?
(a) He gave it to the other founding fathers.
(b) He sent it.
(c) He burned it.
(d) He never sent it but had it published.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship was John Paul Jones commissioned to command?

2. What did John Paul Jones do before the Revolution war?

3. Where was Benjamin Franklin summoned to stand trial for forwarding the letters?

4. When did balloon mania hit France?

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

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