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

2. On the way to London, who offered to pay Benjamin Franklin's way back to America?
(a) Mr. Danson.
(b) Mr. Denham.
(c) Mr. Dapson.
(d) Mr. Darcy.

3. How many prints were made of Benjamin Franklin's Dissertation?
(a) 200.
(b) 300.
(c) 400.
(d) 100.

4. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Concord.
(d) London.

5. What happened to Benjamin Franklin's father's first wife?
(a) She became ill.
(b) She divorced him.
(c) She died.
(d) She disappeared.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

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

3. What was the name of the first character created by Benjamin Franklin?

4. When was Benjamin Franklin born?

5. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?

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