View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Franklin proposed the use of what in Philadelphia?
(a) Horse-drawn trolley cars.
(b) Electrical trolley cars.
(c) Street lamps.
(d) Taxi carriages.

2. What did the governor argue before Loudoun?
(a) He was given specific duties, the Assembly must obey him.
(b) The colonists rights were limited to landownership, religion, education.
(c) He was given specific duties, the colonists have no rights.
(d) His authority came from England, the most important nation.

3. Where did Franklin meet Braddock and gained the general's trust?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Maryland.

4. Mr. Whitefield was from which locale?
(a) Scotland.
(b) Ireland.
(c) Wales.
(d) England.

5. What did Franklin acquire for the British officers?
(a) Ammunition.
(b) Supplies.
(c) Horses.
(d) Quarters.

6. Franklin wrote papers of all his discoveries which became famous around the globe, so much that renowned scholars began to doubt what?
(a) He could be responsible for all he wrote.
(b) The truth of everthing he wrote about.
(c) His very existence.
(d) He was self-educated.

7. A new preacher named Mr. Whitefield arrived in Philadelphia in what year?
(a) 1743.
(b) 1741.
(c) 1737.
(d) 1739.

8. In what year did Franklin invent his famous stove?
(a) 1738.
(b) 1740.
(c) 1742.
(d) 1736.

9. The president would confer with a council representing which group?
(a) Colonial landowners.
(b) Male property owners over 21.
(c) The different colonies.
(d) Colonial governments.

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

11. Which department did Franklin lobby for in Philadelphia that other cities simulated but he claimed was the best?
(a) Garbage.
(b) Sewer.
(c) Water.
(d) Fire.

12. What project did Franklin undertake subsequent to the public hospital?
(a) Public city garbage collection.
(b) City sewer system.
(c) Cleaning the city streets.
(d) City water system.

13. When the colonial military group arrived in these territories, however, they found what?
(a) They were nearly eliminated.
(b) They were returning to the colonies for the most part.
(c) They had already set up a defense system.
(d) They were having problems with only a few Indian tribes.

14. The first task was to defend which area where enemies were plenty?
(a) Southeast territories.
(b) Northeast territories.
(c) Southwest territories.
(d) Northwest territories.

15. The concept of electricity intrigued Franklin and he did what?
(a) Read about it in the library.
(b) Purchased his own equipment to learn more.
(c) Discussed it with members of his intellectual club.
(d) Discussed it with scholars at the local college.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Franklin institute using the building that Mr. Whitefield built?

3. Which colleges awarded Franklin honorary degrees?

4. Franklin said he felt he and other inventors needed to be _____, and therefore he would not profit from his inventions?

5. As France became an increasing threat against the American colonies, Franklin wrote a proposal for the colonies to join together in what fashion?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 569 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample