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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. Why did Benjamin Frankly create the Junto?

2. What was Benjamin Franklin supposed to get in London for the printing shop?

3. Who went with Benjamin Franklin on a surveying trip?

4. When was Benjamin Franklin invited to join the Freemasons?

5. What caused Benjamin Franklin's friendship with James Ralph to end?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What troubled Franklin about William?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. With whom did Franklin stay during his time in London?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the idea of upward mobility, its significance in America, and discuss how Franklin typifies the belief of the American dream.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the significance of the Boston Tea Party, including who was involved, its purpose, and the effects on both Britain and the United States. Students should examine Franklin's beliefs about the Boston Tea Party and how it was similar or different to others of the time.

Essay Topic 3

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

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