The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Franklin was a founding member of an intellectual club bearing what name?
(a) JUNCO.
(b) JACKAL
(c) JUNTO.
(d) JAGUAR.

2. Subscribers signed a promissory note and agreed to pay what for any book they did not return?
(a) Twice the book's value.
(b) The book's value.
(c) Two week's of their salary.
(d) Their entire subscription fee.

3. Franklin later bought his ex-employer's newspaper when what took place?
(a) Ex-employer retired, returned to England.
(b) Ex-employer was jailed.
(c) Ex-employer died.
(d) Ex-employer's paper began to fail.

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

5. En route back to Philadelphia his first time, Franklin went to New York to meet Collins and took what with him?
(a) His father's Bible.
(b) His letter of referral.
(c) A gold watch.
(d) Both his and Collins' books.

6. In Philadelphia, Franklin soon worked for Mr. Bradford's son, Andrew, and what other printer?
(a) Samuel Kramer.
(b) Stephen Klein.
(c) Stanley Cramer.
(d) Samuel Keimer.

7. Franklin's final competition was Bradford, who not only had a print shop, but ran what?
(a) An unreliable postal service.
(b) A stationary shop.
(c) The Pony Express service.
(d) A shipping business.

8. James Franklin was jailed for how long for not revealing a source?
(a) 2 months.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 3 months.
(d) 6 months.

9. Franklin said that when he thought about religion, he settled on what as the key factors of a successful and happy human being?
(a) Truth, simplicity, integrity.
(b) Truth, sincerity, intelligence.
(c) Truth, sincerity, integrity.
(d) Trust, sincerity, integrity.

10. The members of the intellectual club Franklin belonged to pooled their books, but while their plan failed, it sparked Franklin's interest, and he eventually created a subscription library system that evolved into what?
(a) U.S. Library of Congress.
(b) University of Pennsylvania library.
(c) Philadelphia private library.
(d) Public library system of today.

11. On his first day in Philadelphia, as he walked down the road, Franklin passed what for the first time?
(a) His future wife.
(b) The home he would someday own.
(c) The site of the future drafting of the Bill of Rights.
(d) The site of the future drafting of the Declaration of Independence.

12. Franklin saw nothing wrong with a little boasting, especially if he did what first?
(a) Stipulated he was being honest.
(b) Qualified that he was bragging first.
(c) Thanked God for the vanity.
(d) Announced he was being proud.

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

14. These three elements Franklin discovered as essential to a happy individual became what for him?
(a) His true religion.
(b) His path in government.
(c) His approach to business.
(d) His guide to the Bill of Rights.

15. Franklin considered Ralph a good friend, but an expensive one who did what?
(a) Got a job without Franklin's aid but cheated him.
(b) Lived a lavish life and cheated Franklin.
(c) Refused to get a job and cheated Franklin.
(d) Used Franklin's name to get a job and cheated him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In London, Franklin learned what about Governor Keith?

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

3. William Bradford referred Franklin to which son in Philadelphia, also a printer?

4. What are other traits Franklin believed a "good" individual had?

5. What happened when a rival learned Franklin planned to start a newspaper?

(see the answer keys)

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