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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) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) John Adams.
(c) John Hancock.
(d) George Washington.

2. When did Deborah Franklin die?
(a) Christmas Day of 1774.
(b) Christmas Eve of 1774.
(c) New Year's Day of 1775.
(d) New Year's Eve of 1774.

3. What is the name of the little story that Benjamin Franklin wrote to explain his personality?
(a) The bagatelle.
(b) The baglette.
(c) The baguette.
(d) The balette.

4. Where did the convention to discuss the new constitution take place?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. What office was Benjamin Franklin elected to after the end of the War for Independence?
(a) Postmaster.
(b) State president of Pennsylvania.
(c) Mayor of Philadelphia.
(d) Dean of Pennsylvania University.

6. When was the Boston Tea Party?
(a) December 16, 1773.
(b) December 30, 1773.
(c) December 26, 1773.
(d) December 6, 1773.

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

8. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to France, according to "Chapter Thirteen"?
(a) In fall.
(b) In winter.
(c) In spring.
(d) In summer.

9. What Masonic lodge did Benjamin Franklin go to in France?
(a) Masonic Lodge of the Nine Brothers.
(b) Masonic Lodge of France.
(c) Masonic Lodge of the Nine Sisters.
(d) Masonic Lodge of the Nine Fathers.

10. When did William publish some of his father's work?
(a) 1819.
(b) 1815.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1817.

11. What ship was John Paul Jones commissioned to command?
(a) Two Friends.
(b) The Bonhomme Richard.
(c) The USS Alfred.
(d) King George.

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

13. 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 never sent it but had it published.
(d) He burned it.

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

15. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?
(a) Sally.
(b) William.
(c) Deborah.
(d) David Hume.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did General Howe confiscate in Philadelphia?

2. Who did Benny marry?

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin write an angry letter to?

4. What position did Benjamin Franklin take at the Masonic lodge in France?

5. When did the British troops try to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

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