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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Three Through Page 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "clodpate?"
(a) Blockhead.
(b) Horse shoe.
(c) Peddler.
(d) Part of a ship.

2. The fools that are most troublesome are the ones that possess which of the following?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) Wit.
(c) Weapons.
(d) Power.

3. To what does Franklin compare to a shadow in the sun?
(a) Servants.
(b) Skittish animals.
(c) Fair weather.
(d) False friend.

4. The author believes that if pride dines upon vanity, it sups on _____________.
(a) Contempt.
(b) Sweetness.
(c) Vanity.
(d) Jealousy.

5. If one eats few suppers, one will have less need for which of the following?
(a) Antacid.
(b) Drink.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Sleep.

Short Answer Questions

1. In several sayings, Franklin warns against calculating your future before it happens. What saying most closely compares to that thought?

2. What other occupation was held by the poet?

3. What is the best way to serve God according to Franklin?

4. For what item did Homer have to beg?

5. What word is used to describe a stubborn and obstinate person?

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