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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. Where was Benjamin Franklin summoned to stand trial for forwarding the letters?
(a) Thames.
(b) Cushings.
(c) Boston.
(d) Cockpit.

2. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A dead squirrel.
(c) A dead mouse.
(d) A dead friend.

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin meet George Washington to discuss the troops?
(a) Cambridge.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Boston.

4. Who did Sally wish to marry in 1767?
(a) Richard Bache.
(b) Martin Wildrow.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Robert Huble.

5. What did Benjamin Franklin have the assembly do to support a hospital?
(a) Match raised money with public money.
(b) Create health insurance.
(c) Create socialized health care.
(d) Match public money with raised money.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin's father do for a living?

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

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin stay while in England?

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

5. Who did the Pennsylvania Assembly win a libel case against?

(see the answer key)

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