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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 was the mission of the committee Benjamin Franklin chaired?

2. What ship was John Paul Jones commissioned to command?

3. When did Benjamin Franklin die?

4. How old was Benjamin Franklin when he started writing his family history?

5. How are Benjamin Franklin's family history disguised as?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Franklin's function at the convention, according to "Chapter Sixteen"?

2. What did John Adams and Franklin disagree over, in "Chapter Fifteen"?

3. What did Franklin take over, according to "Chapter Fourteen"?

4. Who criticized Franklin's ideas, according to the "Conclusion"?

5. What happened on December 16, 1773?

6. Who was Madame Brillon?

7. What did the Second Continental Congress create?

8. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

9. What did Franklin attempt to do when he went to France, in "Chapter Thirteen"?

10. What did Franklin begin writing when he stayed with the Shipley family in Twyford, in "Chapter Eleven"?

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

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