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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. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?
(a) Free thinker.
(b) Freeman.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Fairness.

2. Who was the printer Benjamin Franklin was referred to in Philadelphia?
(a) Samson Kremson.
(b) Samuel Kreimer.
(c) Samuel Keimer.
(d) Sampson Kramer.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin's concern over national identity foreshadow?
(a) His involvement with freedom of speech.
(b) His involvement with the Revolution.
(c) His involvement in the postal system.
(d) His involvement in the right to bear arms.

4. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?
(a) General Benedict Arnold.
(b) General Edward Braddock.
(c) General William Alexander.
(d) General Alexander McDougall.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Benjamin Franklin vilified by some?

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

3. Why did Benjamin Frankly create the Junto?

4. What does Walter Isaacson say Benjamin Franklin easily made?

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

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