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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Who did Benjamin Franklin form a flirtatious relationship with while writing his family history?
(a) The Twyford girl.
(b) The Hewson girl.
(c) The Shipley girl.
(d) The Stevenson girl.

5. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he started writing his family history?
(a) 70.
(b) 60.
(c) 55.
(d) 65.

6. When did the British troops try to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock?
(a) April 18, 1775
(b) March 18, 1776.
(c) May 18, 1775.
(d) June 18, 1775.

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

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

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

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

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

12. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?
(a) John Quincy.
(b) John Adams.
(c) John Stephens.
(d) John Hancock.

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

14. What position did Benjamin Franklin take at the Masonic lodge in France?
(a) Grand Master.
(b) High Chair.
(c) High Lord.
(d) Grand Regent.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Silas Deane's replacement arrive in France?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin say the middle class had few of?

3. What did Benjamin Franklin invent in August 1784?

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

5. Who were Benjamin Franklin's commissioners?

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