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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. How did Benjamin Franklin think Britain treated Americans?
(a) As first-class citizens.
(b) As asocials.
(c) As ignorant.
(d) As second-class citizens.

2. What consequences did the end of the partnership between Benjamin Franklin and David Hall have?
(a) Franklin lost his business space.
(b) Franklin lost his home.
(c) It cut into Benjamin Franklin's income.
(d) Franklin lost his clients.

3. Who was Benjamin Franklin reunited with while in England?
(a) A romantic interest.
(b) Franklin's sister.
(c) William's illegitimate son.
(d) William's mother.

4. How long did Benjamin Franklin spend touring the colonies?
(a) 5 months.
(b) 8 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 7 months.

5. When did the Assembly vote to send Benjamin Franklin back to England?
(a) December 1764.
(b) September 1764.
(c) November 1764.
(d) October 1764.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who did Benjamin Franklin meet during his summer travels in England?

3. Who went with Benjamin Franklin on a surveying trip?

4. Who survived the British expedition against the French in the Ohio Valley to become a pillar of the Revolutionary war?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin use to attract lightning away from villages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin invited to join in December 1730?

2. What was the Stamp Act of 1765?

3. What was lightning considered prior to Franklin's work?

4. What cut into Franklin's income at the end of 1766?

5. With whom did Franklin stay during his time in London?

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

7. What three areas did Franklin attack the Penns over?

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

9. Why did Franklin's family migrate to America, according to "Chapter Two"?

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

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