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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. If a man got at least half of everything he wished for, what he would end up with would be ___________.
(a) Trouble.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Boredom.
(d) More want.

2. A child and a prince will always quarrel over trifles. What are trifles?
(a) Candies.
(b) Small things.
(c) Toys.
(d) Pets.

3. The author wonders why the wife of a blind man would use what?
(a) Paint.
(b) Perfume.
(c) Finery.
(d) Glasses.

4. What are two of the oldest companions to man?
(a) Wish and sloth.
(b) Beauty and folly.
(c) Greed and want.
(d) Anger and covetousness.

5. Franklin uses what object to illustrate that everything has its specific use?
(a) Hammer.
(b) Boot.
(c) Handsaw.
(d) Horse.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a person is willing to be ____, he will be able to have whatever he wants.

2. What two words does Franklin use to describe himself?

3. Who is a person known to deceive more than any other?

4. Virtue is to happiness as _____________.

5. What type of tree might be weak but still has a good purpose?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Poor Richard's view on satisfying desires?

3. What is said about being a know it all?

4. Who is Bridget Saunders? How is she described by Franklin?

5. What proverb relates to the thought of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Franklin describe becoming a complete and worthy man? What attributes to that goal?

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