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

2. What did Benjamin Franklin request after securing a loan for the war?
(a) To take on a new role.
(b) To read.
(c) To go on vacation.
(d) To retire.

3. Who prevented the British troops from arresting Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
(a) Paul Revere.
(b) Doctor Prescott.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Jonas Clarke.

4. What did John Paul Jones do before the Revolution war?
(a) He was a spy.
(b) He was a privateer.
(c) He was a navigator.
(d) He was a foot soldier.

5. What did Benjamin Franklin invent in August 1784?
(a) Microscope.
(b) Telescope.
(c) Magnifying glass.
(d) Bifocal glasses.

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

7. When did Benjamin Franklin die?
(a) April 17, 1792.
(b) April 17, 1790.
(c) April 17, 1786.
(d) April 7, 1784.

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

9. When did the British troops try to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
(a) April 18, 1775
(b) March 18, 1776.
(c) May 18, 1775.
(d) June 18, 1775.

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

11. Who did Benjamin Franklin write an angry letter to?
(a) William Penn.
(b) William Strahan.
(c) William Straham.
(d) William Franlin.

12. What ship was John Paul Jones battling with when he said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?
(a) The Royale.
(b) The Serapis.
(c) The Colonial.
(d) The Hopewell.

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

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

15. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) David Hume.
(b) David Hutchinson.
(c) David Bache.
(d) David Hall.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were Benjamin Franklin's commissioners?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin observe while touring England, in "Chapter Eleven"?

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

4. When did Sally and the women of Philadelphia raise donations to sew new shirts for the troops?

5. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

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