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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. Who missed Benjamin Franklin's affection while at school?
(a) Willy.
(b) Benny.
(c) Temple.
(d) Sally.

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

3. Where did Benjamin Franklin meet George Washington to discuss the troops?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Cambridge.

4. Who was France's foreign minister at the time of Benjamin Franklin's visit?
(a) Comte Auguste.
(b) Comte Xavier.
(c) Comte Isidore.
(d) Comte de Vergennes.

5. Who did the French want Benjamin Franklin to meet?
(a) Descartes.
(b) Rousseau.
(c) Baudeau.
(d) Voltaire.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were Burgoyne and his forces defeated?

3. When did balloon mania hit France?

4. What did the French try to do when Benjamin Franklin went to France?

5. What woman was Benjamin Franklin's neighbor in France?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin the only person to do?

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

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

4. Who was Madame Brillon?

5. Who secretly met with Franklin?

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

7. What hit France in 1783?

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

9. What was Franklin's function at the convention, according to "Chapter Sixteen"?

10. What did Congress accept in May 1785 ,and what did Franklin do?

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