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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a faggot?
(a) Someone who is gay.
(b) A group of dogs.
(c) Bundle of sticks.
(d) A small worm.

2. Youth is compared to what vegetable?
(a) Bean.
(b) Potato.
(c) Corn.
(d) Turnip.

3. What should you do when confronted with small faults?
(a) Turn your head.
(b) Laugh.
(c) Wink.
(d) Ignore them.

4. What type of tree might be weak but still has a good purpose?
(a) Yew.
(b) Willow.
(c) Pine.
(d) Spruce.

5. Shame should never come into play regarding what in a person's life?
(a) Background.
(b) Wealth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whoever knows a fool is also sure to know the fool's ________________.

2. It is important for a man to remember that he should not dwell with whom?

3. A child and a prince will always quarrel over trifles. What are trifles?

4. The benefits in one's life should be written in what?

5. Which character is always seen as being on horseback but never moving forward?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do possessions and the afterlife relate according to this section?

2. Name at least two of Franklin's warnings about food?

3. What will happen when one is faced with reason but chooses to ignore it?

4. What are Franklin's views regarding observation before and after marriage?

5. What are some of the things that can ruin a man's wealth?

6. How does Richard describe himself? What is his advice?

7. What should one know about the extent of his cleverness?

8. What is the most common way in which a man will deal with his faults?

9. What is the consequence of not punishing those who have committed a wrong?

10. What are some of the thirteen virtues listed by Franklin at the end of the book?

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