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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. Even though the day might be fair, you should always remember to take a/n __________.
(a) Carriage.
(b) Care.
(c) Coat.
(d) Umbrella.

2. A man is considered to be powerful is he is able to manage what?
(a) Passions.
(b) Farm.
(c) Wife.
(d) Children.

3. According to Franklin, what is the second vice?
(a) Dishonor.
(b) Fear.
(c) Debt.
(d) Lying.

4. The benefits in one's life should be written in what?
(a) Sand.
(b) Marble.
(c) Gold.
(d) Water.

5. If a fox is asleep he will never be able to catch which of the following?
(a) Dinner.
(b) Poultry.
(c) Flower blossoms.
(d) A cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that a mother would never exchange?

2. One is bound to learn from things that have caused _________.

3. Franklin says that two things always worry their keepers. The two things are kings and ____.

4. What animal is mentioned in the story of the farmer, the judge, and an animal's death?

5. Franklin says that there are many more old fools in this world than there are what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is one of the most important things that cannot be completely repaired after it is broken?

2. What is said about being a know it all?

3. What proverb relates to the thought of "absence makes the heart grow fonder"?

4. What is the author's opinion on finding honor in one's family?

5. What is the worst hope one can have for a miser?

6. Why does Franklin believe that "early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise?"

7. What does Franklin have to say about a discontented man?

8. What is the author's view of political office as it relates to morals?

9. What are Franklin's views regarding observation before and after marriage?

10. What are some of the thirteen virtues listed by Franklin at the end of the book?

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