View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Francis Franklin die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Small pox.

2. Who took over Benjamin Franklin's duty as clerk for the assembly?
(a) His son William.
(b) His friend Hume.
(c) His grandson Temple.
(d) His opponent.

3. Who was Benjamin Franklin's favorite sibling?
(a) His younger sister Jane.
(b) His younger brother Joseph.
(c) His younger brother Thomas.
(d) His younger sister Anne.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin approve of religion focusing on?
(a) Patience and morality.
(b) Morality and compassion.
(c) Patience and virtue.
(d) Morality and virtue.

5. What was the name of the college Benjamin Franklin opened?
(a) The nonsectarian college.
(b) The anti-religion college.
(c) The non-England college.
(d) The anti-Empire college.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he was enrolled in Latin school?

2. Why did Benjamin Franklin work only a short time as a merchant?

3. What did Benjamin Franklin's assignment as clerk allowed him to take away from Bradford?

4. Why was Benjamin Franklin vilified by some?

5. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 213 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample