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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. What consequences did the end of the partnership between Benjamin Franklin and David Hall have?

2. What was Benjamin Franklin's daughter name?

3. What did Francis Franklin die of?

4. Who was Benjamin Franklin reunited with while in England?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franklin write on his voyage, and why was it significant?

2. What was the Union Fire Company?

3. What were the Paxton Boys?

4. To what did Franklin hope to be assigned, in "Chapter Nine"?

5. Why did the postage service become a public issue rather than a private interest?

6. What did Braddock underestimate and what did Franklin do to help the situation?

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

8. How were Americans regarded in London?

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

10. What was Franklin's view of the role of women?

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

Examine Franklin's religious persuasion during childhood and compare it with his adult life.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the Socratic method and how it influenced Franklin's arguments, as well as relationships with others.

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