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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. What manifesto did Benjamin Franklin write on his way to London?
(a) A memoir.
(b) Poor Richard's Almanac.
(c) The Way to Wealth.
(d) Plan for Future Conduct.

2. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?
(a) A woman.
(b) A game.
(c) A bid.
(d) A job.

3. What does Walter Isaacson say Benjamin Franklin easily made?
(a) Long-term relationships with women.
(b) Casual female friends.
(c) Casual male friends.
(d) Long-term relationships with men.

4. What happened to Benjamin Franklin's father's first wife?
(a) She disappeared.
(b) She became ill.
(c) She divorced him.
(d) She died.

5. What did Benjamin Franklin's writing help create?
(a) Unionized Tradesman.
(b) Union Fire Company.
(c) Union Water Company.
(d) The Miners Union.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?

2. When was Benjamin Franklin invited to join the Freemasons?

3. Who offered to help Benjamin Franklin set up his own printing shop?

4. Who was Benjamin Franklin's favorite sibling?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin believe about individualism and communitarianism?

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