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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to Quebec?
(a) March 1776.
(b) March 1775.
(c) May 1775.
(d) April 1776.

3. When did balloon mania hit France?
(a) 1782.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1784.
(d) 1785.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin give to the rebellion?
(a) His home.
(b) His horses.
(c) His salary.
(d) His patents.

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

6. Who did the French want Benjamin Franklin to meet?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Baudeau.
(d) Voltaire.

7. To what woman did Benjamin Franklin jokingly propose marriage?
(a) Madame Hiroe.
(b) Madame Brillon.
(c) Madame Helvetian.
(d) Madame Helvetius

8. When were the British defeated at Yorktown?
(a) September 1781.
(b) November 1781.
(c) August 1781.
(d) October 1781.

9. What letters did Benjamin Franklin forward?
(a) The Hume Letters.
(b) The Hall Letters.
(c) The Hutchinson Letters.
(d) The Hillsborough Letters.

10. What did Benjamin Franklin invent in August 1784?
(a) Telescope.
(b) Microscope.
(c) Magnifying glass.
(d) Bifocal glasses.

11. What did Benjamin Franklin try to do in France?
(a) Remain anonymous.
(b) Remain in the country.
(c) Remain alone.
(d) Remain with his family.

12. What did Benjamin Franklin inadvertently invent?
(a) The telescope.
(b) Rubber.
(c) Daylight savings time.
(d) Invisible ink.

13. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to France, according to "Chapter Thirteen"?
(a) In fall.
(b) In winter.
(c) In spring.
(d) In summer.

14. What did John Paul Jones do before the Revolution war?
(a) He was a privateer.
(b) He was a foot soldier.
(c) He was a navigator.
(d) He was a spy.

15. What did Benjamin Franklin study on his voyage back to America, in "Chapter Twelve"?
(a) Alarm systems.
(b) Architecture.
(c) The climate.
(d) The Gulf Stream.

Short Answer Questions

1. What ship was John Paul Jones commissioned to command?

2. What did Sally send to France as a present for the Queen?

3. What did the French try to do when Benjamin Franklin went to France?

4. What career did Temple try and fail at after he returned to America?

5. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?

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