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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 did "Chapter Sixteen," "Chapter Seventeen," and "Conclusion" say was added to Franklin's house?

2. When did Deborah Franklin die?

3. Who tried to undermine Benjamin Franklin by attacking Temple in America, according to "Chapter Fifteen"?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin try to do in France?

5. What is the name of the little story that Benjamin Franklin wrote to explain his personality?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Franklin inadvertently invent?

4. What did Congress accept in May 1785 ,and what did Franklin do?

5. What did Franklin turn the world's mind to and how did this effect America?

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

7. How did Franklin view chess?

8. Who was Arthur Bancroft?

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

10. What hit France in 1783?

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

Examine the relationship between France and the colonies in the 1700's.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Franklin's obsession over his persona or his public image and how he developed his public image in America and other countries.

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