Poor Richard's Almanack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Poor Richard's Almanack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz D

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Two Through Page 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a person is twenty-years-old, what part of him is in the most control?
(a) Wit.
(b) Ambition.
(c) Anger.
(d) Will.

2. What well known learning institution was founded by Franklin?
(a) Harvard.
(b) University of Pennsylvania.
(c) Brown.
(d) William and Mary.

3. Who is unable to learn in any school but the school of experience?
(a) Naive.
(b) Child.
(c) Fool.
(d) Deaf.

4. What group of people will most likely go through life without just rewards?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Priests.
(c) Virtuous.
(d) Artists.

5. According to Franklin it is not the large things that wreak havoc. Instead, what is more likely to sink a ship?
(a) Tear in the sail.
(b) Small leak.
(c) Loose lips.
(d) A faulty captain.

Short Answer Questions

1. What precious metal is referred to by Franklin in this section?

2. What will offer solace from a short sleep?

3. Franklin says that a house without a woman or firelight is like a body without a soul or _____.

4. Franklin believes that an innocent ______ is more worthy than a vicious prince.

5. A clear conscience is much like which of the following?

(see the answer key)

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