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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?
(a) London.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Concord.

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

3. How long did Benjamin Franklin stay in London?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 1 year.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. On the way to London, who offered to pay Benjamin Franklin's way back to America?
(a) Mr. Dapson.
(b) Mr. Darcy.
(c) Mr. Danson.
(d) Mr. Denham.

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

6. Why did the Assembly send Benjamin Franklin back to England?
(a) To present a petition against Proprietors.
(b) To present a request to reverse taxation.
(c) To give ships back to England.
(d) To give the Paxton Boys back to England.

7. What library did Franklin create?
(a) The Colonized Library.
(b) The Library of Congress.
(c) The Library Company of Philadelphia.
(d) The New America Library.

8. Why didn't Deborah follow Benjamin Franklin to London?
(a) They were not getting along well.
(b) She knew he was not faithful.
(c) He knew she would not be comfortable in London society.
(d) He knew she was in love.

9. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) January 17, 1706.
(b) January 27, 1705.
(c) January 7, 1706.
(d) January 7, 1708.

10. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?
(a) Andrew Hamilton.
(b) Thomas Hutchinson.
(c) Andrew Bradford.
(d) Benny Bache.

11. What did Benjamin Franklin's father do for a living?
(a) He made tea.
(b) He made candles and soap.
(c) He grew cotton.
(d) He wrote books.

12. What made Benjamin Franklin an opponent of the proprietor's control over the colonies?
(a) The Sherman act.
(b) The French and Indian war.
(c) The stamp tax.
(d) The French revolution.

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

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

15. Who was the printer Benjamin Franklin was referred to in Philadelphia?
(a) Samson Kremson.
(b) Samuel Keimer.
(c) Sampson Kramer.
(d) Samuel Kreimer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?

3. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?

4. Who survived the British expedition against the French in the Ohio Valley to become a pillar of the Revolutionary war?

5. What governorship did William Franklin obtain?

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