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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lies stand on how many legs?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 1.
(d) 2.

2. The same feeling may be felt upon the loss of who/what?
(a) Youth.
(b) Life.
(c) Pet.
(d) Friend.

3. Who mourns his sins with a heavy heart?
(a) Pandora.
(b) Formio.
(c) Philomena.
(d) Fiorio.

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

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

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

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

8. What is a "clodpate?"
(a) Horse shoe.
(b) Peddler.
(c) Blockhead.
(d) Part of a ship.

9. A bad commentator is known to spoil even the best ____________.
(a) Books.
(b) Sporting events.
(c) News.
(d) Predictions.

10. What is its own defense?
(a) Silence.
(b) Innocence.
(c) Truth.
(d) Godliness.

11. Pride in the way one dresses is sure to become what?
(a) Vain.
(b) Burdensome.
(c) An empty curse.
(d) Arrogant.

12. Franklin believes that which of the following is all but useless?
(a) Riches.
(b) Beauty.
(c) Strength.
(d) Heart.

13. What, along with visitors, will stink after three days?
(a) A wet dog.
(b) Fish.
(c) Woes.
(d) Rotted meat.

14. To what does Franklin compare to a shadow in the sun?
(a) False friend.
(b) Servants.
(c) Skittish animals.
(d) Fair weather.

15. What might not last very long if the fault only lay with one person?
(a) War.
(b) Temper.
(c) Feuds.
(d) Quarrels.

Short Answer Questions

1. If one loves life then one should be careful not to squander what?

2. What industry did Franklin apprentice in at first?

3. The fools that are most troublesome are the ones that possess which of the following?

4. In Franklin's opinion, what is the last organ to stop when a woman dies?

5. What precious metal is referred to by Franklin in this section?

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