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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Franklin and Collins parted ways for a time after an argument about the equal education of women where Franklin took which position?
(a) For, with some limitations.
(b) For.
(c) Against.
(d) Against, with limited exceptions.

2. What happened when a rival learned Franklin planned to start a newspaper?
(a) The rival started one first.
(b) The rival got intellectual club members to side with him.
(c) The rival got businesses to leave Benjamin by offering lower prices.
(d) The rival published pamphlets in opposition to Benjamin's politics.

3. Franklin regretted Miss Read's unfortunate marriage and did what?
(a) Set to pursue a platonic relationship while he dated others.
(b) Set to pursue a platonic relationship.
(c) Set to resume a platonic relationship, but both still dated others.
(d) Set to resume their old relationship.

4. Franklin received assistance from other intellectual club members for his business, but the club also supported what?
(a) Religious organizations.
(b) His political excursions.
(c) Benjamin's ex-employer's ventures.
(d) Scientific research Benjamin opposes.

5. As he believed people should have free access to things that improved their lives, what did Franklin do in regard to his stove?
(a) Manufactured them, sold without a profit.
(b) Donated profits from sales to charity.
(c) Helped othrs construct their stoves.
(d) Refused to patent it.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Franklin arrive in Philadelphia on his initial trip?

2. Franklin made a final note about his not going to public church services as perhaps "blamable" but that he made no excuse as his purpose was to do what?

3. In his autobiography, what point did Franklin devote the most pages to?

4. What were some of the inventions of Franklin's beyond his stove?

5. When the House legalized paper tender, it awarded the contract to print the money to which printer?

(see the answer key)

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