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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What characteristic drives Franklin's curiosity, according to one of the narrators of "Poor Richard"?
(a) Beauty.
(b) Thrift.
(c) Vexation.
(d) Timidity.

2. What warning does Williams give the reader about history at the beginning of "The Virtue of History"?
(a) History never tells the truth.
(b) History never lies.
(c) History is often bound by prejudice.
(d) History is written by the victors.

3. What does Williams admire about Poe's choice of words?
(a) Poe's words can be recognized out of context because they are so original.
(b) Poe's words are beautiful to listen to if you read them out loud.
(c) Poe's words carry shades of other meanings that come from their usage elsewhere.
(d) Poe's words are not associated with anything else but thoughts and ideas.

4. Which of the following adjectives best describes the narrator's experience of Paris?
(a) Disquieting.
(b) Disorienting.
(c) Peaceful.
(d) Productive.

5. Who does Lincoln say he owes everything he is or ever will be to?
(a) His devoted wife.
(b) His angel mother.
(c) His loving sister.
(d) His faithful housekeeper.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Williams say that it is "water from a spring" to talk to M?

2. What famous ship does Williams say that a slave ship is the counterpart to?

3. What does Williams say that many American crimes are caused by?

4. What happens to the barge that is towing John Paul Jones' ship?

5. Who is the narrator for the first part of "Poor Richard"?

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