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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. Where dd Benjamin Franklin set up his printing shop?
(a) Market Street.
(b) Pearl Street.
(c) Main Street.
(d) 1st Street.

2. Who was Benjamin Franklin's favorite sibling?
(a) His younger brother Thomas.
(b) His younger sister Jane.
(c) His younger sister Anne.
(d) His younger brother Joseph.

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin stay with while in London?
(a) Madame Helvetius.
(b) Margaret Jacobson.
(c) Margaret Stevenson.
(d) Madame Hume.

4. Who took over Benjamin Franklin's duty as clerk for the assembly?
(a) His opponent.
(b) His friend Hume.
(c) His grandson Temple.
(d) His son William.

5. Who did Sally wish to marry in 1767?
(a) Richard Bache.
(b) Martin Wildrow.
(c) Robert Huble.
(d) Mark Twain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was co-postmaster, according to "Chapter Nine" and "Chapter Ten"?

2. How long was Benjamin Franklin expecting to stay in London, according to "Chapter Eight"?

3. What is the current name of the college Benjamin Franklin opened?

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's writing help create?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Library Company of Philadelphia allowed Franklin to do, according to "Chapter Five"?

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

3. What did Franklin always try to link, according to "Chapter One"?

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

5. What did the Assembly vote to do, at the end of "Chapter Nine?"

6. How long did Franklin think he would work in London, in "Chapter Eight"?

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

8. Who was George Whitefield, and what did Franklin admire about him?

9. What were the Paxton Boys?

10. What did Benjamin's apprenticeship at age 10 spark an interest in?

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