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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bird did Benjamin Franklin want as national bird?
(a) The golden eagle.
(b) The bald eagle.
(c) The turkey.
(d) The chicken.

2. What career did Temple try and fail at after he returned to America?
(a) Teaching.
(b) Printing.
(c) Farming.
(d) Politics.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin observe while touring England, in "Chapter Eleven"?
(a) The industrial revolution.
(b) The media.
(c) The war.
(d) The assembly.

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

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

6. When did Benjamin Franklin die?
(a) April 17, 1792.
(b) April 17, 1790.
(c) April 17, 1786.
(d) April 7, 1784.

7. Who prevented the British troops from arresting Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
(a) Doctor Prescott.
(b) Jonas Clarke.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Paul Revere.

8. What did Benjamin Franklin and William fight over?
(a) Politics and William's wife.
(b) The British.
(c) Temple and politics.
(d) Temple and William's wife.

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

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

11. What did Temple and General Lafayette want to stage?
(a) An attack on London.
(b) Land invasion of England.
(c) A trade embargo on England.
(d) Sea invasion of England.

12. What was the mission of the committee Benjamin Franklin chaired?
(a) To replace the British postal service.
(b) To replace British currency.
(c) To replace the British ships.
(d) To replace British taxes.

13. 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.

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

15. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?
(a) David Hume.
(b) Deborah.
(c) Sally.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Congress accept Benjamin Franklin's resignation?

2. When did General Howe take Philadelphia?

3. What is the name of the little story that Benjamin Franklin wrote to explain his personality?

4. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

5. When did balloon mania hit France?

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