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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. When did Benjamin Franklin sign the Franco-American treaty?
(a) February 30, 1778.
(b) February 15, 1778.
(c) February 25, 1778.
(d) February 5, 1778.

2. What did Benjamin Franklin say the middle class had few of?
(a) Politicians.
(b) Scientists.
(c) Historians.
(d) Philosophers.

3. What did General Howe confiscate in Philadelphia?
(a) Franklin's business.
(b) Franklin's house and possessions.
(c) Franklin's family.
(d) Franklin's experiments.

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

5. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he started writing his family history?
(a) 55.
(b) 70.
(c) 60.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Benjamin Franklin travel to Quebec?

2. When did Congress accept Benjamin Franklin's resignation?

3. Who did Benjamin Franklin send his last letter to?

4. Where did the convention to discuss the new constitution take place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What hit France in 1783?

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

3. What happened on December 16, 1773?

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

5. How did Franklin view chess?

6. Who secretly met with Franklin?

7. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

8. What could Americans not agree on?

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

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

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