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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was France's foreign minister at the time of Benjamin Franklin's visit?
(a) Comte Isidore.
(b) Comte Xavier.
(c) Comte de Vergennes.
(d) Comte Auguste.

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

3. What position did Benjamin Franklin take at the Masonic lodge in France?
(a) High Chair.
(b) Grand Master.
(c) High Lord.
(d) Grand Regent.

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

5. Who was king of France at the time of Benjamin Franklin's visit?
(a) Louis XVI.
(b) Louis III.
(c) Louis V.
(d) Louis VI.

6. How many articles detailing the new United Colonies of North America did Benjamin Franklin write?
(a) 15.
(b) 10.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

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

8. What did Benjamin Franklin say the middle class had few of?
(a) Philosophers.
(b) Historians.
(c) Politicians.
(d) Scientists.

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

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

11. What bird did Benjamin Franklin want as national bird?
(a) The bald eagle.
(b) The turkey.
(c) The golden eagle.
(d) The chicken.

12. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?
(a) John Stephens.
(b) John Quincy.
(c) John Adams.
(d) John Hancock.

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

14. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he started writing his family history?
(a) 55.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

15. Where were Burgoyne and his forces defeated?
(a) Battle of Bunker Hill.
(b) Battle of Ticonderoga.
(c) Battle of Saratoga.
(d) Battle of Cherbourg.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the mission of the committee Benjamin Franklin chaired?

2. When did General Howe take Philadelphia?

3. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin do with the angry letter he wrote?

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

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