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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he was enrolled in Latin school?
(a) 6.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 12.

2. What did Benjamin Franklin think of the bill proposed by the Proprietors?
(a) It was poorly worded.
(b) It was illegal.
(c) It was not applicable.
(d) It was unequal.

3. What was Benjamin Franklin supposed to get in London for the printing shop?
(a) To get fonts for the printing shop.
(b) To get a business license for the printing shop.
(c) To get financing for the printing shop.
(d) To get paper for the printing shop.

4. Who did Benjamin Franklin hope his son would marry?
(a) Mary Walass.
(b) Caty Ray.
(c) Polly Stevenson.
(d) Ingrid De Franch.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin choose over hotheadedness to make his argument?

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

4. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?

5. On the way to London, who offered to pay Benjamin Franklin's way back to America?

(see the answer key)

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