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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?
(a) A woman.
(b) A game.
(c) A job.
(d) A bid.

3. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?
(a) He used it to explain anathomical problems.
(b) It was a minor part.
(c) He studied it after weather paterns.
(d) It was its cornerstone.

4. When did Benjamin Franklin return to America?
(a) 1764.
(b) 1763.
(c) 1761.
(d) 1762.

5. What did Benjamin Franklin use to attract lightning away from villages?
(a) A rubber mat.
(b) A rod.
(c) A key.
(d) A wood post.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Benjamin Franklin's father's first wife?

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

3. What did Benjamin Franklin believe about individualism and communitarianism?

4. What was the name of Benjamin Franklin's mother?

5. Why did Benjamin Frankly create the Junto?

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