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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 John Paul Jones do before the Revolution war?
(a) He was a navigator.
(b) He was a spy.
(c) He was a privateer.
(d) He was a foot soldier.

2. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?
(a) Sally.
(b) William.
(c) David Hume.
(d) Deborah.

3. When did Benjamin Franklin die?
(a) April 17, 1790.
(b) April 17, 1786.
(c) April 17, 1792.
(d) April 7, 1784.

4. When did William publish some of his father's work?
(a) 1815.
(b) 1819.
(c) 1820.
(d) 1817.

5. To what woman did Benjamin Franklin jokingly propose marriage?
(a) Madame Hiroe.
(b) Madame Helvetian.
(c) Madame Brillon.
(d) Madame Helvetius

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did historians learn was a spy for the British?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin inadvertently invent?

3. What bird did Benjamin Franklin want as national bird?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin give to the rebellion?

5. Who prevented the British troops from arresting Samuel Adams and John Hancock?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin not pleased with regarding the turkey?

2. Who secretly met with Franklin?

3. What did John Adams and Franklin disagree over, in "Chapter Fifteen"?

4. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

5. What did Franklin attempt to do when he went to France, in "Chapter Thirteen"?

6. How did Franklin view chess?

7. What hit France in 1783?

8. What did Franklin edit in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

9. What did Franklin inadvertently invent?

10. What did Franklin begin writing when he stayed with the Shipley family in Twyford, in "Chapter Eleven"?

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