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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Benjamin Franklin reunited with while in England?
(a) A romantic interest.
(b) William's illegitimate son.
(c) Franklin's sister.
(d) William's mother.

2. How did Britain rationalize sending convicts to America?
(a) The change in food would discipline them.
(b) The change in punishment would discipline them.
(c) The change in government would change them.
(d) The change in climate would change their dispositions.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin invented in 1742, according to "Chapter Six" and "Chapter Seven"?
(a) The Pennsylvania light.
(b) The Pennsylvania Fireplace.
(c) The Pennsylvania washing machine.
(d) The Pennsylvania cariage.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin observe while touring England, in "Chapter Eleven"?
(a) The assembly.
(b) The war.
(c) The media.
(d) The industrial revolution.

5. Why did Benjamin Franklin work only a short time as a merchant?
(a) Mr. Denham died.
(b) He was needed elsewhere.
(c) The store closed.
(d) He was offered a job.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was co-postmaster, according to "Chapter Nine" and "Chapter Ten"?

2. What manifesto did Benjamin Franklin write on his way to London?

3. Who was the printer Benjamin Franklin was referred to in Philadelphia?

4. Where was Benjamin Franklin when his grandchild, Benjamin Franklin Bache, was born?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?

(see the answer key)

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