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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. What did Benjamin Franklin's assignment as clerk allowed him to take away from Bradford?
(a) His bank.
(b) His printing shop.
(c) His newspaper.
(d) The postmastership.

2. What was the name of the daughter of Benjamin Franklin's landlady while he was in London?
(a) Sally.
(b) Dolly.
(c) Molly.
(d) Polly.

3. What did "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion" say was added to Franklin's house?
(a) An infirmary.
(b) A library.
(c) A new kitchen.
(d) A visitor center.

4. When did Benjamin Franklin's partnership with David Hall end?
(a) Beginning of 1766.
(b) End of 1765.
(c) Middle of 1766.
(d) End of 1766.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What governorship did William Franklin obtain?

2. Who prevented the British troops from arresting Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

3. Who was France's foreign minister at the time of Benjamin Franklin's visit?

4. To what woman did Benjamin Franklin jokingly propose marriage?

5. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?

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