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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Sixteen, Chapter Seventeen, and Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who went with Benjamin Franklin on a surveying trip?
(a) Jane.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Polly.
(d) Sally.

3. When did the Board of Trade in London hold a conference in Albany?
(a) 1753.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1756.
(d) 1754.

4. What does Walter Isaacson say wasn't a straight path for Benjamin Franklin?
(a) Being an interrogator.
(b) Becoming a rebel.
(c) Being a prisoner.
(d) Becoming a soldier.

5. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) David Hume.
(b) David Hall.
(c) David Bache.
(d) David Hutchinson.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?

2. Who was appointed co-postmaster following the death of the previous co-postmaster?

3. What did the Junto Library allow Benjamin Franklin to do?

4. Who was Benjamin Franklin reunited with while in England?

5. Who did historians learn was a spy for the British?

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