Poor Richard's Almanack Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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

Poor Richard's Almanack Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a "clodpate?"
(a) Blockhead.
(b) Horse shoe.
(c) Part of a ship.
(d) Peddler.

2. When a person is forty-years-old, what part of him is in the most control?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Wit.
(c) Sloth.
(d) Wisdom.

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

4. Franklin refers to a villain in relation to being anointed and which of the following?
(a) Angry.
(b) Stabbed.
(c) Praised.
(d) Abandoned.

5. What almost always has a reason, even if it is not a good one?
(a) Envy.
(b) Remorse.
(c) Anger.
(d) Foolishness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of man does not have good neighbors?

2. What adjective is used to describe all types of blood?

3. A man is not complete unless he has a ___________.

4. All things are difficult to those that practice what?

5. What is the name of the person who brags that she is beauty?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Franklin's opinion on meddlers? What is the reason for this opinion?

2. What is the advice given by Franklin regarding the making and keeping of promises?

3. Franklin has many views regarding the value and length of a person's life. What does the author say?

4. Who was responsible for writing and compiling POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK? Who was the true author?

5. What is the nature of sin? According to Franklin, why is it forbidden?

6. What do the proverbs say about education and its usefulness?

7. Why has the almanack been able to stand the test of time?

8. What is Franklin's moral advice on placing oneself above others?

9. What does the author advise his readers against in regards to overlooking the small things in life?

10. How does Franklin feel about being of service to God in one's life?

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