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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Boston Massacre occur?

2. What does Walter Isaacson think Benjamin Franklin exemplified?

3. When did Benjamin Franklin retire from his printing business?

4. When did Deborah give birth to a daughter?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin use to attract lightning away from villages?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Benjamin's apprenticeship at age 10 spark an interest in?

2. What did Franklin do with Leyden jars, in "Chapter Six?"

3. What three areas did Franklin attack the Penns over?

4. What did Franklin always try to link, according to "Chapter One"?

5. What method did Franklin adopt for his arguments and why?

6. Who was George Whitefield, and what did Franklin admire about him?

7. Why did Franklin's family migrate to America, according to "Chapter Two"?

8. How did Franklin typify the American ideal, according to "Chapter One"?

9. What were Franklin's relationships like with other men?

10. What cut into Franklin's income at the end of 1766?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Franklin's obsession over his persona or his public image and how he developed his public image in America and other countries.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of the Second Continental Congress and its impact on early American government.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the influence of Franklin's family on his life, and examine how Franklin's childhood influenced his adult life.

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