View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When did Benjamin Franklin retire from his printing business?
(a) 1745.
(b) 1748.
(c) 1747.
(d) 1746.

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin stay while in England?
(a) King Street.
(b) Wes Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) Craven Street.

4. What country experimented with Benjamin Franklin's lightning theories, solidifying Benjamin Franklin's international reputation?
(a) France.
(b) America.
(c) Italy.
(d) England.

5. What did Benjamin Franklin think of the bill proposed by the Proprietors?
(a) It was illegal.
(b) It was unequal.
(c) It was poorly worded.
(d) It was not applicable.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Benjamin Franklin's brother James arrested?

2. Who did the Pennsylvania Assembly win a libel case against?

3. Benjamin Franklin disliked immigrants from what country?

4. When did Benjamin Franklin return to America?

5. Who did Benjamin Franklin stay with while in London?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the colony's safety depend on?

2. What were Franklin's goals, according to "Chapter Ten?"

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

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

5. Who was William Kieth, according to "Chapter Three"?

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

7. What was Franklin's view of the role of women?

8. What did Franklin write on his voyage, and why was it significant?

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

10. Why did Franklin create the Pennsylvania Militia?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 466 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample