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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. What famous poet is referred to in this section?
(a) Homer.
(b) Nero.
(c) Aesop.
(d) Brutus.
2. In what language does Mr. Fog speak?
(a) Italian.
(b) Dutch.
(c) Greek.
(d) French.
3. Franklin refers to a villain in relation to being anointed and which of the following?
(a) Stabbed.
(b) Abandoned.
(c) Praised.
(d) Angry.
4. From what physical ailment did the man suffer?
(a) Blindness.
(b) Diptheria.
(c) Deafness.
(d) Polio.
5. According to Franklin it is not the large things that wreak havoc. Instead, what is more likely to sink a ship?
(a) Small leak.
(b) Tear in the sail.
(c) Loose lips.
(d) A faulty captain.
Short Answer Questions
1. If one chooses to lie down with the dogs, he will most likely rise up with what?
2. In several sayings, Franklin warns against calculating your future before it happens. What saying most closely compares to that thought?
3. According to the text, a woman will sober up after what occasion?
4. When a person is thirty-years-old, what part of him is in the most control?
5. What precious metal is referred to by Franklin in this section?
Short Essay Questions
1. How can one live a peaceful existence?
2. Who is Mr. Fogg? How does Franklin create a pun to illustrate a point?
3. Who was responsible for writing and compiling POOR RICHARD'S ALMANACK? Who was the true author?
4. Give at least two examples of Franklin's advice regarding money.
5. What is the wisdom contained on Page 7 regarding the way a man eats?
6. What does Franklin have to say about starting a new year?
7. What is Franklin's moral advice on placing oneself above others?
8. What part of the almanack may be difficult for people of today to understand?
9. What do the proverbs say about education and its usefulness?
10. What is the advice given by Franklin regarding the making and keeping of promises?
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