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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When he ran away to New York, Franklin met William Bradford, who was described as the "first printer" and came from what locale?

2. In reading his autobiography, one can see that Franklin fell into what category?

3. How did Franklin describe John Collins, a boy he befriended?

4. Franklin wrote a number of controversial letters in whose newspaper under an anonymous name?

5. How many virtues did Franklin live by from his twenties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did subscribers check out books through Franklin's first library system?

2. How did Franklin find his first job?

3. Where was Franklin among the children his father, Josiah, had?

4. Why did Keimer start his newspaper?

5. What were the advantages of Franklin being a member of JUNTO?

6. What did Franklin later do in regard to Keimer's newspaper?

7. What happened upon Franklin's initial arrival in London with promises of assistance from Governor Keith?

8. How was Franklin able to trace his family back 300 years?

9. How did Franklin address what he termed "natural passions"?

10. What happened when Franklin set to resume his relationship with Miss Read?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Encyclopedias and professional works include soldier among Franklin's many other credits. How did he execute this role? What accomplishments are to his credit as a military leader?

Essay Topic 2

What was significant about Franklin's experimentation with electricity? What electrical discoveries did he make? What electrical inventions was he responsible for?

Essay Topic 3

What topic did Franklin devote more of his attention toward than any other in his work? Other than being a topic of significant interest to him, why did he focus so long on this aspect?

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