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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his autobiography, what point did Franklin devote the most pages to?
(a) His father.
(b) His virtues plan.
(c) His courtship of Miss Read.
(d) His view of religion.

2. One friend, a minister, convinced Franklin to attend several sermons at his church and what resulted?
(a) He returned to his previous church.
(b) He joined his friend's church.
(c) He found the sermons church-serving.
(d) He and the minister broke their friendship.

3. Franklin hated his father's trade and dreamed of doing what instead?
(a) Becoming a soldier.
(b) Going to sea.
(c) Raising horses.
(d) Becoming a politician.

4. What did Franklin learn about Governor Keith's letters of credit?
(a) They were worthless.
(b) They only carried value in America.
(c) They held minimal value abroad.
(d) They were of highest esteem.

5. Franklin wrote a number of controversial letters in whose newspaper under an anonymous name?
(a) Bradford.
(b) Kramer.
(c) Webb.
(d) Keimer.

Short Answer Questions

1. A new preacher arrived of whom Franklin approved as his sermons supported virtuous values, and he published pamphlets for him until he soon learned his sermons plagiarized which individuals?

2. Who was Franklin's friend that suggested they build a town hospital?

3. Franklin's final competition was Bradford, who not only had a print shop, but ran what?

4. Franklin dated and nearly married a woman, until her family forbade their courtship when they decided what?

5. James started his own newspaper in the early 1720s he called what?

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