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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was co-postmaster, according to "Chapter Nine" and "Chapter Ten"?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) William Penn.
(c) William Paxton.
(d) William Hunter.

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

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

4. How long did Benjamin Franklin spend touring the colonies?
(a) 7 months.
(b) 5 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 9 months.

5. Where did Benjamin Franklin store electricity?
(a) On boiler plates.
(b) In Grayson Jars.
(c) In Leyden Jars.
(d) In a key.

Short Answer Questions

1. What faction did Benjamin Franklin's paper support?

2. What militia did Benjamin Franklin create?

3. What was Benjamin Franklin's father's name?

4. Why did the Assembly send Benjamin Franklin back to England?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin think of the bill proposed by the Proprietors?

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