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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What type of man does not have good neighbors?
(a) Quarrelsome.
(b) Wealthy.
(c) Pompous.
(d) Impoverished.

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

4. Franklin takes great care to discuss the anatomy of which of the following?
(a) Human heart.
(b) The church.
(c) Virtue.
(d) Lies.

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

6. The Franklins had a large family. What number child was Benjamin?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 15.

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

8. One should not fear death. The sooner one dies, the sooner he will be ___________.
(a) Free.
(b) Immortal.
(c) Clean.
(d) Liberated.

9. A lean award is better than a fat what?
(a) Judgment.
(b) Punishment.
(c) Wife.
(d) Purse.

10. Who/what is the namesake of the above woman?
(a) Puppy.
(b) Flower.
(c) Greek goddess.
(d) Bird.

11. Franklin says that a house without a woman or firelight is like a body without a soul or _____.
(a) Air.
(b) Heart.
(c) Love.
(d) Sprite.

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

13. In what year was Franklin born?
(a) 1721.
(b) 1706.
(c) 1732.
(d) 1699.

14. What is the best way to serve God according to Franklin?
(a) Righteousness.
(b) Virtue.
(c) Service.
(d) Humility.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what physical ailment did the man suffer?

2. Franklin believes that an innocent ______ is more worthy than a vicious prince.

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

4. Franklin says that a mob is a monster and although it has many heads it lacks what?

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

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