Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Test | Final Test - Easy

Walter Isaacson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Benjamin Franklin: An American Life Test | Final Test - Easy

Walter Isaacson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 97 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. When did Congress accept Benjamin Franklin's resignation?
(a) May 1785.
(b) April 1785.
(c) July 1785.
(d) August 1785.

9. What did the French try to do when Benjamin Franklin went to France?
(a) Give him citizenship.
(b) Give him asylum.
(c) Get him to stay in France.
(d) Retrace his ancestry to France.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was America's first embassy in France?

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

3. How old was Benjamin Frankly when he died?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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