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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Franklin asked for three pennies worth of something at a bakery in Philadelphia, he received three giant rolls and realized what?

2. How did the Read family regard Franklin rekindling his interest in Miss Read?

3. Franklin believed in God and attended church how frequently?

4. How many virtues did Franklin live by from his twenties?

5. After Franklin completed the task sought of him, what did the new employer do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franklin and a co-worker named Hugh Meredith arrange to do?

2. Why did Keimer start his newspaper?

3. How did Franklin end up in Philadelphia the first time?

4. How was Franklin able to trace his family back 300 years?

5. What did Franklin confess he would have done regarding the details of his story but lacked the talent to accomplish?

6. What happened when Franklin set to resume his relationship with Miss Read?

7. What did Franklin explain to his son, William, in his opening?

8. What did Franklin later do in regard to Keimer's newspaper?

9. How did Franklin nearly come to stay in London just before his departure for America?

10. Franklin was a perfectionist and approached the thirteen virtues in what fashion?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What was significant about Franklin's experimentation with electricity? What electrical discoveries did he make? What electrical inventions was he responsible for?

Essay Topic 2

Franklin began his autobiography with a letter to his son, William. What were the various reasons that he provided William for writing his work? How did he explain he would approach his recollection? What were the factors he offered as to why he would approach it in this fashion?

Essay Topic 3

What was the most significant contribution Franklin made to his nation or its citizens in terms of the multiple roles he was in? What placed this one above his others?

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