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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Chapter One" argues Benjamin Franklin was the country's first what?
(a) Inventor.
(b) Publicist.
(c) Physicist.
(d) Politician.

2. Who did Benjamin Franklin meet during his summer travels in England?
(a) Lafayette.
(b) George Washington.
(c) King George II.
(d) David Hume.

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin stay while in England?
(a) Main Street.
(b) Craven Street.
(c) King Street.
(d) Wes Street.

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

5. What woman was Benjamin Franklin's neighbor in France?
(a) Madame Deane.
(b) Madame Brillon.
(c) Madame Helvetius.
(d) Madame Hiroe.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What Masonic lodge did Benjamin Franklin go to in France?

3. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?

4. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to France, according to "Chapter Thirteen"?

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

(see the answer key)

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