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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 bird did Benjamin Franklin want as national bird?

2. When did Deborah Franklin die?

3. When did Benjamin Franklin die?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin say the middle class had few of?

5. Where was Benjamin Franklin summoned to stand trial for forwarding the letters?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Franklin travel in August 1771 and whom did he meet?

2. What was Franklin not pleased with regarding the turkey?

3. What happened on December 16, 1773?

4. What did Franklin edit in Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

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

6. What did Franklin inadvertently invent?

7. What hit France in 1783?

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

9. How did Franklin view chess?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Franklin's views on slavery and how others viewed slavery at the time. Students may examine whether his actions were in line with his beliefs.

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

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

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