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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 did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?
(a) Town squares.
(b) Clock towers.
(c) Church steeples.
(d) Church bells.

2. What did Benjamin Franklin say he would rather build, according to "Chapter Five"?
(a) "A City for the Colony."
(b) "A City of Man than the City of God."
(c) "A City of Saints than the City of Sinners."
(d) "A City for Man."

3. Why was Benjamin Franklin's brother James arrested?
(a) Because of libel.
(b) Because of his political views.
(c) Because of defamation.
(d) Because of contempt of court.

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

5. With whom did Benjamin Franklin set up his printing?
(a) Hugh Meredith.
(b) Meredith Hughes.
(c) Hugh Abraham.
(d) Michael Hugh.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Benjamin Franklin use to attract lightning away from villages?

3. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

4. What did Francis Franklin die of?

5. Benjamin Franklin disliked immigrants from what country?

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