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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. Why did the Assembly send Benjamin Franklin back to England?
(a) To give the Paxton Boys back to England.
(b) To present a petition against Proprietors.
(c) To present a request to reverse taxation.
(d) To give ships back to England.

2. What was the name of the first character created by Benjamin Franklin?
(a) Siannan Dogon.
(b) Sidonia Dogwood.
(c) Silence Dogood.
(d) Sigfried Dietrich.

3. What is the current name of the college Benjamin Franklin opened?
(a) Penn State.
(b) University of Paris.
(c) University of Pennsylvania.
(d) University of Pittsburgh.

4. Where did Benjamin Franklin arrive at the start of "Chapter One"?
(a) Boston.
(b) London.
(c) Concord.
(d) Philadelphia.

5. What was Benjamin Franklin supposed to get in London for the printing shop?
(a) To get financing for the printing shop.
(b) To get paper for the printing shop.
(c) To get fonts for the printing shop.
(d) To get a business license for the printing shop.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Chapter Two" states Franklin's family name meant what in the Middle Ages?

2. Who was Benjamin Franklin's favorite sibling?

3. What did Francis Franklin die of?

4. When was Benjamin Franklin made a full member of the assembly?

5. How many prints were made of Benjamin Franklin's Dissertation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why couldn't Deborah and Franklin marry?

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

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

4. Why did Franklin create the Pennsylvania Militia?

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

6. How did Franklin typify the American ideal, according to "Chapter One"?

7. What troubled Franklin about William?

8. What did Braddock underestimate and what did Franklin do to help the situation?

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

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

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