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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. The first proverb refers to what kind of money?
(a) Pence.
(b) Penny.
(c) Dollar.
(d) Shillings.

2. Having an egg today is better than having what tomorrow?
(a) Toast.
(b) Promise.
(c) Omelet.
(d) Hen.

3. What one thing is said to be the root of evil as well as the cause of a dull brain?
(a) Liquor.
(b) Money.
(c) A stocked pantry.
(d) A full belly.

4. What is the one thing that dares not enter a working man's house?
(a) Cold.
(b) Pestilence.
(c) Hunger.
(d) Illness.

5. Franklin refers to a villain in relation to being anointed and which of the following?
(a) Angry.
(b) Abandoned.
(c) Praised.
(d) Stabbed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word is used to describe a stubborn and obstinate person?

2. Which is not listed as one of the things that a man grows tired of after three days?

3. What is a "clodpate?"

4. Franklin stated that while one's pride increases, which of the following declines?

5. One should take a lot of time and much care when choosing _____________.

(see the answer key)

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