Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Walter Isaacson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

Walter Isaacson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?
(a) George.
(b) William.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) Ruppert.

2. What faction did Benjamin Franklin's paper support?
(a) The royalists.
(b) The elected Assembly.
(c) The Penns.
(d) The Freemasons.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin choose over hotheadedness to make his argument?
(a) Certitude.
(b) Compassion.
(c) Cleverness.
(d) Creativity.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin say he would rather build, according to "Chapter Five"?
(a) "A City for the Colony."
(b) "A City of Man than the City of God."
(c) "A City of Saints than the City of Sinners."
(d) "A City for Man."

5. Why did Benjamin Frankly create the Junto?
(a) To loan books.
(b) To talk about a rebellion.
(c) To further his business life.
(d) To speak about politics.

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

7. What is the current name of the college Benjamin Franklin opened?
(a) Penn State.
(b) University of Pennsylvania.
(c) University of Pittsburgh.
(d) University of Paris.

8. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?
(a) General Alexander McDougall.
(b) General William Alexander.
(c) General Benedict Arnold.
(d) General Edward Braddock.

9. What manifesto did Benjamin Franklin write on his way to London?
(a) Plan for Future Conduct.
(b) A memoir.
(c) Poor Richard's Almanac.
(d) The Way to Wealth.

10. What did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?
(a) Clock towers.
(b) Town squares.
(c) Church steeples.
(d) Church bells.

11. What did Benjamin Franklin believe about individualism and communitarianism?
(a) They are not achievable.
(b) They are needed for survival.
(c) They are not sought after.
(d) They are overrated.

12. With whom did Benjamin Franklin set up his printing?
(a) Michael Hugh.
(b) Hugh Abraham.
(c) Hugh Meredith.
(d) Meredith Hughes.

13. What did Benjamin Franklin's writing help create?
(a) Union Water Company.
(b) Union Fire Company.
(c) The Miners Union.
(d) Unionized Tradesman.

14. What consequences did the end of the partnership between Benjamin Franklin and David Hall have?
(a) Franklin lost his home.
(b) It cut into Benjamin Franklin's income.
(c) Franklin lost his business space.
(d) Franklin lost his clients.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?

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

3. What did Benjamin Franklin have the assembly do to support a hospital?

4. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?

5. Who took over Benjamin Franklin's duty as clerk for the assembly?

(see the answer keys)

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