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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 do with the angry letter he wrote?
(a) He burned it.
(b) He never sent it but had it published.
(c) He sent it.
(d) He gave it to the other founding fathers.

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

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin send his last letter to?
(a) John Adams.
(b) John Hancock.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

4. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?
(a) A bid.
(b) A game.
(c) A job.
(d) A woman.

5. When did Benjamin Franklin return to America?
(a) 1761.
(b) 1764.
(c) 1762.
(d) 1763.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?

3. Who was the nemesis Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?

4. How long was Benjamin Franklin expecting to stay in London, according to "Chapter Eight"?

5. When did Sally and the women of Philadelphia raise donations to sew new shirts for the troops?

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