Poor Richard's Almanack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Poor Richard's Almanack Quiz | Eight Week Quiz E

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 93 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Section Three Through Page 40.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Virtue is to happiness as _____________.
(a) Mother is to daughter.
(b) Faith is to hope.
(c) Temper is to remorse.
(d) Father is to son.

2. Which two things are considered to be the practice of fools?
(a) Greed and ignorance.
(b) Sloth and avarice.
(c) Anger and envy.
(d) Tricks and treachery.

3. Franklin says that two things always worry their keepers. The two things are kings and ____.
(a) Fools.
(b) Bears.
(c) Women.
(d) Tigers.

4. A man is not complete unless he has a ___________.
(a) Wife.
(b) Fortune.
(c) Future.
(d) Good horse.

5. In Franklin's opinion, what is the last organ to stop when a man dies?
(a) Lungs.
(b) Mind.
(c) Heart.
(d) Liver.

Short Answer Questions

1. What famous poet is referred to in this section?

2. If one chooses to lie down with the dogs, he will most likely rise up with what?

3. What is the one thing that dares not enter a working man's house?

4. Which character is always seen as being on horseback but never moving forward?

5. Every man may be able to boast about his honesty, but few men can boast about what?

(see the answer key)

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