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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Benjamin Frankly when he died?

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

4. When did Deborah Franklin die?

5. To what woman did Benjamin Franklin jokingly propose marriage?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

2. What was Franklin's function at the convention, according to "Chapter Sixteen"?

3. What did Franklin begin writing when he stayed with the Shipley family in Twyford, in "Chapter Eleven"?

4. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

5. Who criticized Franklin's ideas, according to the "Conclusion"?

6. Who was Madame Brillon?

7. What could Americans not agree on?

8. What happened to William after Benjamin Franklin's death?

9. What did Franklin turn the world's mind to and how did this effect America?

10. What happened on December 16, 1773?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Franklin's obsession over his persona or his public image and how he developed his public image in America and other countries.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the Second Continental Congress and its impact on early American government.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the idea of upward mobility, its significance in America, and discuss how Franklin typifies the belief of the American dream.

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