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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Benjamin Franklin made a full member of the assembly?
(a) 1753.
(b) 1750.
(c) 1752.
(d) 1751.

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

3. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?
(a) Benny Bache.
(b) Andrew Hamilton.
(c) Thomas Hutchinson.
(d) Andrew Bradford.

4. What made Benjamin Franklin an opponent of the proprietor's control over the colonies?
(a) The French revolution.
(b) The Sherman act.
(c) The French and Indian war.
(d) The stamp tax.

5. Why was Benjamin Franklin vilified by some?
(a) His focus on atheism.
(b) His focus on practicality.
(c) His focus on women.
(d) His focus on religion.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the printer that Benjamin Franklin met in New York, according to "Chapter Three" and "Chapter Four"?

2. What happened to Benjamin Franklin's father's first wife?

3. Who told Benjamin Franklin that "as you go through this world--and you'll miss many hard thumps"?

4. Who did Benjamin Franklin seek to work for?

5. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?

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