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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. What did a contact advised Franklin to do?

2. In what other fields of employment did Franklin note some eventually found interest?

3. Franklin borrowed books from a shop which later inspired him to do what?

4. When Franklin asked for three pennies worth of something at a bakery in Philadelphia, he received three giant rolls and realized what?

5. How did Franklin eventually practice his faith?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Franklin learn about Governor Keith upon his return to Philadelphia following 18 months away in London?

4. What relationship did Franklin establish with Deborah Read?

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

6. How did Franklin end up in Philadelphia the first time?

7. What problem did Franklin encounter with a community beer till at Watt's?

8. Franklin was a perfectionist and approached the thirteen virtues in what fashion?

9. Why did Franklin leave Philadelphia the first time?

10. Who was James Ralph and what was his relationship with Franklin?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What were the various steps that Franklin took to aid his nephew upon the death of James Franklin, the youth's father and Benjamin's brother? What were the reasons he noted that motivated him to do this?

Essay Topic 2

How can it be said that Franklin was not only a noted writer but also a skilled satirist who was not fully appreciated in his day? What techniques did he use to execute his skill in criticizing others with humor in a variety of topical issues, especially in regard to politics?

Essay Topic 3

What course did Franklin pursue to initially get and remain published when still a teenager? How did his writing progress under his first publisher?

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