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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the first character created by Benjamin Franklin?
(a) Siannan Dogon.
(b) Sidonia Dogwood.
(c) Sigfried Dietrich.
(d) Silence Dogood.

3. What did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?
(a) A royal appointment.
(b) An appointment in the royal military.
(c) A postmastership.
(d) A bribe.

4. What woman was Benjamin Franklin's neighbor in France?
(a) Madame Deane.
(b) Madame Brillon.
(c) Madame Helvetius.
(d) Madame Hiroe.

5. When did Benjamin Franklin retire from his printing business?
(a) 1747.
(b) 1745.
(c) 1746.
(d) 1748.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did John Rogers disappear?

2. When did General Howe take Philadelphia?

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

4. What does "Chapter Five" say was sweeping through the colonies at the time of Benjamin Franklin's invitation to join the Freemasons?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin invent to help his brother John?

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