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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who offered to help Benjamin Franklin set up his own printing shop?
(a) Governor William Keats.
(b) Governor William Keith.
(c) Governor William Keason.
(d) Governor William Kearson.

3. What did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?
(a) A royal appointment.
(b) A postmastership.
(c) An appointment in the royal military.
(d) A bribe.

4. What faction did Benjamin Franklin's paper support?
(a) The royalists.
(b) The Freemasons.
(c) The Penns.
(d) The elected Assembly.

5. What library did Franklin create?
(a) The Library of Congress.
(b) The Library Company of Philadelphia.
(c) The New America Library.
(d) The Colonized Library.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With whom did Benjamin Franklin set up his printing?

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

4. Where was America's first embassy in France?

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

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