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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section One Through Page 20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Franklin stated that while one's pride increases, which of the following declines?
(a) Fortune.
(b) Industriousness.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Humility.

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

3. According to Franklin it is not the large things that wreak havoc. Instead, what is more likely to sink a ship?
(a) Small leak.
(b) A faulty captain.
(c) Loose lips.
(d) Tear in the sail.

4. Franklin talks about the difference between which two often similar things?
(a) Practice and theory.
(b) Education and knowledge.
(c) Experience and know how.
(d) Leisure and laziness.

5. In what city was Benjamin Franklin born?
(a) London.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Paris.
(d) Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. Lawyers are compared to what animal in Proverb 3?

2. Which of the following did Franklin consider to be the most important virtue?

3. In what year was Franklin born?

4. Franklin believes that a quiet ______ sleeps in thunder.

5. Having an egg today is better than having what tomorrow?

(see the answer key)

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