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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When a person is thirty-years-old, what part of him is in the most control?
(a) Anger.
(b) Sloth.
(c) Wit.
(d) Money.

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

3. The best kind of sermon is what?
(a) Pride.
(b) Experience.
(c) Example.
(d) Lecture.

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

5. If one loves life then one should be careful not to squander what?
(a) Blood.
(b) Love.
(c) Books.
(d) Time.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of person never seems absurd as his word is always believed?

2. According to Franklin it is not the large things that wreak havoc. Instead, what is more likely to sink a ship?

3. What is the best way to serve God according to Franklin?

4. In what language does Mr. Fog speak?

5. Which is not among the things that will lead to a man's fortune?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the author advise his readers against in regards to overlooking the small things in life?

2. Who is Mr. Fogg? How does Franklin create a pun to illustrate a point?

3. What is the author's opinion on self control and even temperament?

4. Give at least two examples of Franklin's advice regarding money.

5. According to Franklin, what should people be most focused on in their lives?

6. What is Franklin's opinion on meddlers? What is the reason for this opinion?

7. Franklin expresses his opinion throughout about the sharpness of a woman's tongue. How does it compare to a man's heart?

8. Franklin shares a short rhymed poem regarding three entities. What are the entities and how are they compared?

9. What exactly is the almanack and what does it contain?

10. How does one tend to treat another differently when there is wealth involved?

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