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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 Benjamin Franklin and William fight over?
(a) Temple and politics.
(b) Politics and William's wife.
(c) The British.
(d) Temple and William's wife.

2. Who was the nemesis Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) Hillsborough.
(b) Keimer.
(c) Hume.
(d) Hutchinson.

3. When did Congress accept Benjamin Franklin's resignation?
(a) August 1785.
(b) April 1785.
(c) May 1785.
(d) July 1785.

4. Who was the friend Benjamin Franklin met while traveling Ireland and Scotland?
(a) David Hall.
(b) David Hutchinson.
(c) David Bache.
(d) David Hume.

5. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?
(a) A dead dog.
(b) A dead friend.
(c) A dead mouse.
(d) A dead squirrel.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Sally send to France as a present for the Queen?

4. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to France, according to "Chapter Thirteen"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin the only person to do?

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

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

4. Who secretly met with Franklin?

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

6. What did Franklin turn the world's mind to and how did this effect America?

7. How did Franklin view chess?

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

9. What did Franklin inadvertently invent?

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

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