The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what other fields of employment did Franklin note some eventually found interest?
(a) Legal and medical.
(b) Military and political.
(c) Financial and medical.
(d) Legal and political.

2. Josiah Franklin took his first wife and three children to America where they had how many more?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 10.
(d) 5.

3. How did Franklin eventually practice his faith?
(a) As a Catholic.
(b) As a Methodist.
(c) Privately, in his own way.
(d) As a member of his friend's fundamentalisst church.

4. Which colonial government was Franklin printing these documents for?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) New York.
(d) Pennsylvania.

5. What happened when a rival learned Franklin planned to start a newspaper?
(a) The rival published pamphlets in opposition to Benjamin's politics.
(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 started one first.

6. Why did Franklin think it was unfair for him to be required to contribute a portion of his pay into this community pot?
(a) He did not gamble.
(b) He did not drink.
(c) He prefered to spend on books.
(d) He was saving for his print shop.

7. Franklin said that when he thought about religion, he settled on what as the key factors of a successful and happy human being?
(a) Trust, sincerity, integrity.
(b) Truth, sincerity, integrity.
(c) Truth, simplicity, integrity.
(d) Truth, sincerity, intelligence.

8. Franklin's final competition was Bradford, who not only had a print shop, but ran what?
(a) An unreliable postal service.
(b) A stationary shop.
(c) The Pony Express service.
(d) A shipping business.

9. Who found Franklin in Philadelphia and encouraged him to return home?
(a) Robert Holmes, his brother-in-law.
(b) Robert Holmes, his uncle.
(c) Robert Holmes, a family friend.
(d) Robert Holmes, a cousin.

10. What did Franklin hope would result when he included his collection of virtues in his autobiography?
(a) They "may follow the example and spare themselves regret."
(b) They "may follow the example and reap the benefit."
(c) They "may follow my example or similar virtues guidance."
(d) They "may follow my virtues and achieve the reward."

11. Franklin's idea of a "good" human being is someone who treated others in what manner?
(a) Faithfully.
(b) Respectfully.
(c) Nicely.
(d) Friendly.

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

13. One friend, a minister, convinced Franklin to attend several sermons at his church and what resulted?
(a) He and the minister broke their friendship.
(b) He found the sermons church-serving.
(c) He returned to his previous church.
(d) He joined his friend's church.

14. Franklin said his father was an "agreeable" man but very traditional, serious, and what else?
(a) Important.
(b) Strict.
(c) Demanding.
(d) Religious.

15. What did the co-worker who helped Franklin do when he was able to set up shop?
(a) Set up some distance away.
(b) Failed to show up for work.
(c) Gave their notice.
(d) Walked out.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Franklin dated and nearly married a woman, until her family forbade their courtship when they decided what?

3. What did Franklin spend his earnings on from his first job after going to London?

4. In London, Franklin learned what about Governor Keith?

5. His father told him he might consider helping him out if Franklin did what?

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