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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did William Franklin marry?
(a) Polly Stevenson.
(b) Sally Devonshire.
(c) Elizabeth Downy.
(d) Elizabeth Downes.

2. When was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) January 17, 1706.
(b) January 7, 1706.
(c) January 7, 1708.
(d) January 27, 1705.

3. How long was Benjamin Franklin expecting to stay in London, according to "Chapter Eight"?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 8 months.
(d) 5 months.

4. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?
(a) General William Alexander.
(b) General Edward Braddock.
(c) General Alexander McDougall.
(d) General Benedict Arnold.

5. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?
(a) Freeman.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Free thinker.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?

2. What country experimented with Benjamin Franklin's lightning theories, solidifying Benjamin Franklin's international reputation?

3. Who competed against Benjamin Franklin, as a result of Franklin's success as a printer?

4. What caused the colonies to think as a unit instead of separate states?

5. What was the name of the daughter of Benjamin Franklin's landlady while he was in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franklin do in an effort to sink Keimer, in "Chapter Four"?

2. Why couldn't Deborah and Franklin marry?

3. What did Franklin open, in "Chapter Seven"?

4. What did Franklin do with Leyden jars, in "Chapter Six?"

5. What atmosphere did Franklin recreate?

6. What caused some historians to think Franklin's experiment was faked?

7. What was James' the first to fight for?

8. To what did Franklin hope to be assigned, in "Chapter Nine"?

9. What troubled Franklin about William?

10. What were Franklin's relationships like with other men?

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