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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. What did Williams receive that created strife with Benjamin Franklin?
(a) An appointment in the royal military.
(b) A royal appointment.
(c) A postmastership.
(d) A bribe.

2. Who fathered an illegitimate child in 1760?
(a) William.
(b) Ruppert.
(c) Benjamin.
(d) George.

3. What did Benjamin Franklin theorize attracted lightning?
(a) Town squares.
(b) Church bells.
(c) Clock towers.
(d) Church steeples.

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

5. How long did Benjamin Franklin stay in London?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 10 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 1 year.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?

2. Who formed the Junto?

3. What does Walter Isaacson say Benjamin Franklin easily made?

4. When did Deborah give birth to a daughter?

5. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Union Fire Company?

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

3. What were the Paxton Boys?

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Why did Franklin create the Pennsylvania Militia?

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