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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Benjamin Franklin work only a short time as a merchant?
(a) He was needed elsewhere.
(b) Mr. Denham died.
(c) He was offered a job.
(d) The store closed.

2. Who did Benjamin Franklin seek to work for?
(a) The centering people.
(b) The middling people.
(c) The distant people.
(d) The nearby people.

3. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) January 17, 1706.
(b) January 7, 1706.
(c) January 27, 1705.
(d) January 7, 1708.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin's father do for a living?
(a) He grew cotton.
(b) He wrote books.
(c) He made tea.
(d) He made candles and soap.

5. Who told Benjamin Franklin that "as you go through this world--and you'll miss many hard thumps"?
(a) Cotton Makson.
(b) Cotton Mahon.
(c) Cotton Mather.
(d) Cotton Matson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Francis Franklin die of?

2. Where dd Benjamin Franklin set up his printing shop?

3. Which of Benjamin Franklin's ancestors migrated to America?

4. Who was the printer Benjamin Franklin was referred to in Philadelphia?

5. Who did Benjamin Franklin court before going to London?

(see the answer key)

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