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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section One Through Page 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Paris.

2. Franklin says that a house without a woman or firelight is like a body without a soul or _____.
(a) Air.
(b) Love.
(c) Heart.
(d) Sprite.

3. What word is used to describe a stubborn and obstinate person?
(a) Boastful.
(b) Windbag.
(c) Blockhead.
(d) Overzealous.

4. Franklin says that a mob is a monster and although it has many heads it lacks what?
(a) Sense.
(b) Discretion.
(c) Brains.
(d) Humility.

5. What one thing is said to be the root of evil as well as the cause of a dull brain?
(a) Liquor.
(b) A stocked pantry.
(c) Money.
(d) A full belly.

Short Answer Questions

1. When a person is twenty-years-old, what part of him is in the most control?

2. Having an egg today is better than having what tomorrow?

3. While one strives to be at peace with one's neighbors, one should always strive to be at war with what?

4. The first proverb refers to what kind of money?

5. Which is not listed as one of the things that a man grows tired of after three days?

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