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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 bird did Benjamin Franklin want as national bird?
(a) The bald eagle.
(b) The chicken.
(c) The golden eagle.
(d) The turkey.

2. Who tried to undermine Benjamin Franklin by attacking Temple in America, according to "Chapter Fifteen"?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Temple Lee.
(c) Arthur Lee.
(d) Lee Adams.

3. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to France, according to "Chapter Thirteen"?
(a) In winter.
(b) In spring.
(c) In fall.
(d) In summer.

4. Who did Benny marry?
(a) Sophie Hume.
(b) Margaret Markoe.
(c) Mary Humph.
(d) Roberta Callwell.

5. When did Silas Deane's replacement arrive in France?
(a) June 1778.
(b) April 1778.
(c) May 1778.
(d) March 1778.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did William publish some of his father's work?

2. When was the Boston Tea Party?

3. What does Walter Isaacson say wasn't a straight path for Benjamin Franklin?

4. How many articles detailing the new United Colonies of North America did Benjamin Franklin write?

5. What did Benny become after Benjamin Franklin's return in America, according to "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What could Americans not agree on?

2. What did Franklin take over, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

3. What did Franklin forsake on March 20, 1778?

4. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

5. Who criticized Franklin's ideas, according to the "Conclusion"?

6. What happened on August 18, 1775, according to "Chapter Twelve"?

7. Who secretly met with Franklin?

8. What was Franklin the only person to do?

9. What happened to William after Benjamin Franklin's death?

10. Where did Franklin travel in August 1771 and whom did he meet?

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