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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. When did balloon mania hit France?

2. When did Benjamin Franklin sign the Franco-American treaty?

3. What was the mission of the committee Benjamin Franklin chaired?

4. Whom did he compose the poem "Here Skugg/Lies snug/As a bug/In a rug" for?

5. Who was Temple's illegitimate daughter raised by?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What happened on August 18, 1775, according to "Chapter Twelve"?

3. What happened on December 16, 1773?

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

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

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

7. Who was Madame Brillon?

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

9. What did Franklin forsake on March 20, 1778?

10. What happened to William after Benjamin Franklin's death?

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

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 relationship between Britain and the colonies in the 1700s.

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