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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was the provisional treaty for the end of the war?
(a) November 30, 1782.
(b) November 13, 1783.
(c) November 23, 1783.
(d) November 3, 1782.

2. What is the name of the little story that Benjamin Franklin wrote to explain his personality?
(a) The baglette.
(b) The balette.
(c) The bagatelle.
(d) The baguette.

3. What did Sally send to France as a present for the Queen?
(a) American made cotton.
(b) American made silk.
(c) American made guns.
(d) American made clothing.

4. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) David Bache.
(b) David Hume.
(c) David Hall.
(d) David Hutchinson.

5. What did "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion" say was added to Franklin's house?
(a) A visitor center.
(b) An infirmary.
(c) A new kitchen.
(d) A library.

6. What did Benny become after Benjamin Franklin's return in America, according to "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion"?
(a) A publicist.
(b) A printer.
(c) A farmer.
(d) An inventor.

7. What does Walter Isaacson say wasn't a straight path for Benjamin Franklin?
(a) Becoming a rebel.
(b) Being an interrogator.
(c) Being a prisoner.
(d) Becoming a soldier.

8. Who did historians learn was a spy for the British?
(a) Madame Chaumont.
(b) Arthur Lee.
(c) Arthur Bancroft.
(d) Silas Deane.

9. What did Benjamin Franklin request after securing a loan for the war?
(a) To retire.
(b) To go on vacation.
(c) To take on a new role.
(d) To read.

10. Where did the convention to discuss the new constitution take place?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington, D.C.

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

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

13. Where were Burgoyne and his forces defeated?
(a) Battle of Saratoga.
(b) Battle of Ticonderoga.
(c) Battle of Cherbourg.
(d) Battle of Bunker Hill.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position did Benjamin Franklin take at the Masonic lodge in France?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin observe while touring England, in "Chapter Eleven"?

3. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?

4. To what woman did Benjamin Franklin jokingly propose marriage?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin give to the rebellion?

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