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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. How long was Benjamin Franklin expecting to stay in London, according to "Chapter Eight"?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin believe about individualism and communitarianism?

3. Whom did the British send to push the French out of the Ohio valley?

4. Where did Benjamin Franklin and his new co-postmaster extend the postal service to?

5. What did Benjamin Franklin have the assembly do to support a hospital?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was lightning considered prior to Franklin's work?

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

3. Why couldn't Deborah and Franklin marry?

4. What did Franklin do in an effort to sink Keimer, in "Chapter Four"?

5. What did the colony's safety depend on?

6. What was James' the first to fight for?

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

8. What was the Union Fire Company?

9. What did the Library Company of Philadelphia allowed Franklin to do, according to "Chapter Five"?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the significance of the Stamp Act of 1765, including why it was created and how it was significant for Britain and early America.

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