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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 did the Pennsylvania Assembly win a libel case against?
(a) William Smith.
(b) William Downes.
(c) William Denny.
(d) William Stevenson.

2. What was Benjamin Franklin's father's name?
(a) William.
(b) Josiah.
(c) Jeremiah.
(d) Benjamin.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin invent to help his brother John?
(a) The urinary catheter.
(b) The thermometer.
(c) The light bulb.
(d) The i.v.

4. Why did Benjamin Franklin create his militia?
(a) Because of the threats from French and Indian war.
(b) Because of religious uprising.
(c) Because of the threat from England.
(d) Because of the threats from the French.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he was enrolled in Latin school?

2. What was the name of the daughter of Benjamin Franklin's landlady while he was in London?

3. What did Francis Franklin die of?

4. Who was the Proprietor of Pennsylvania when Benjamin Franklin was in London?

5. Who survived the British expedition against the French in the Ohio Valley to become a pillar of the Revolutionary war?

(see the answer key)

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