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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 ship was John Paul Jones battling with when he said, "I have not yet begun to fight!"?
(a) The Hopewell.
(b) The Serapis.
(c) The Royale.
(d) The Colonial.

2. What did Benjamin Franklin do with the angry letter he wrote?
(a) He sent it.
(b) He gave it to the other founding fathers.
(c) He never sent it but had it published.
(d) He burned it.

3. Who replaced Silas Deane in France, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?
(a) John Hancock.
(b) John Quincy.
(c) John Adams.
(d) John Stephens.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Deborah Franklin die?

2. How old was Benjamin Frankly when he died?

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

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

5. Where were Burgoyne and his forces defeated?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

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

3. What could Americans not agree on?

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

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

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

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

8. Who was Madame Brillon?

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

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

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