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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. Who was appointed co-postmaster following the death of the previous co-postmaster?

2. What was Benjamin Franklin's father's name?

3. What country experimented with Benjamin Franklin's lightning theories, solidifying Benjamin Franklin's international reputation?

4. When did the Assembly vote to send Benjamin Franklin back to England?

5. What was the place of electricity in Benjamin Franklin's research?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How were Americans regarded in London?

5. Who was William Kieth, according to "Chapter Three"?

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

7. What caused some historians to think Franklin's experiment was faked?

8. What did the Assembly vote to do, at the end of "Chapter Nine?"

9. What troubled Franklin about William?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss who Thomas Jefferson was, the significance of the Declaration of Independence and Franklin's role in its creation.

Essay Topic 2

Examine the Plan for Future Conduct and discuss whether Franklin lived up to the expectations he set for himself in his design.

Essay Topic 3

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

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