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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Four Through Page 77.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is another name for someone who is considered to be lazy?
(a) Clodpate.
(b) Sluggard.
(c) Ill.
(d) Slovenly.

2. If one avoids all temptations, one might be granted a ____.
(a) Peaceful mind.
(b) Long life.
(c) Place in heaven.
(d) Clear conscience.

3. In several sayings, Franklin warns against calculating your future before it happens. What saying most closely compares to that thought?
(a) He who lives in glass houses should not throw stones.
(b) Don't count your chickens before they hatch.
(c) A stitch in time saves nine.
(d) Haste makes waste.

4. What industry did Franklin apprentice in at first?
(a) Library science.
(b) Printing.
(c) Dock worker.
(d) Postal service.

5. With which family member did Benjamin work as an apprentice?
(a) James.
(b) Benjamin Sr.
(c) Josiah.
(d) William.

Short Answer Questions

1. Although it may be hard to be poor, Franklin also says that it is ____________.

2. If a man got at least half of everything he wished for, what he would end up with would be ___________.

3. What two words does Franklin use to describe himself?

4. What should you leave behind come the new year?

5. The author advises against doing something if one would be ashamed to be caught. Which saying is the most similar to the proverb?

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