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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?
(a) A dead squirrel.
(b) A dead mouse.
(c) A dead friend.
(d) A dead dog.

2. What ship was John Paul Jones battling with when he said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?
(a) The Hopewell.
(b) The Serapis.
(c) The Royale.
(d) The Colonial.

3. How many articles detailing the new United Colonies of North America did Benjamin Franklin write?
(a) 11.
(b) 15.
(c) 10.
(d) 13.

4. When did Sally and the women of Philadelphia raise donations to sew new shirts for the troops?
(a) December 1778.
(b) December 1779.
(c) November 1779.
(d) November 1778.

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

6. When did Silas Deane's replacement arrive in France?
(a) May 1778.
(b) March 1778.
(c) April 1778.
(d) June 1778.

7. What did General Howe confiscate in Philadelphia?
(a) Franklin's house and possessions.
(b) Franklin's family.
(c) Franklin's experiments.
(d) Franklin's business.

8. Who was the nemesis Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) Keimer.
(b) Hillsborough.
(c) Hume.
(d) Hutchinson.

9. How many papers are considered to be the ones founding the republic?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

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

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

12. When did General Howe take Philadelphia?
(a) August 1777.
(b) November 1777.
(c) October 1777.
(d) September 1777.

13. Where did Benjamin Franklin meet George Washington to discuss the troops?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) New York City.
(d) Cambridge.

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

15. When did Benjamin Franklin sign the Franco-American treaty?
(a) February 25, 1778.
(b) February 30, 1778.
(c) February 5, 1778.
(d) February 15, 1778.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Benjamin Franklin request after securing a loan for the war?

2. Who missed Benjamin Franklin's affection while at school?

3. What did Benjamin Franklin try to do in France?

4. Who prevented the British troops from arresting Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

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

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