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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Shame should never come into play regarding what in a person's life?
2. What is a groat?
3. A child and a prince will always quarrel over trifles. What are trifles?
4. According to Franklin, what is the first vice?
5. What are two of the oldest companions to man?
Short Essay Questions
1. What should one know about the extent of his cleverness?
2. Why does Franklin believe that "early to bed and early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise?"
3. What is the most common way in which a man will deal with his faults?
4. What is the story used about education versus common sense in regards to Tim?
5. What are Franklin's views regarding observation before and after marriage?
6. What is the consequence of not punishing those who have committed a wrong?
7. What is the prevailing thought about a person's background and shame?
8. What will happen when one is faced with reason but chooses to ignore it?
9. What is Poor Richard's view on satisfying desires?
10. Name at least two of Franklin's warnings about food?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
The first edition of Poor Richard's Almanack in the form of pamphlets appeared in 1732. Although many of the sayings still hold true today, much of the language no longer applies. This is due in part to the time in which the almanacks were written as well as a combination of the Queen's and King's language. Colloquialisms are another barrier the modern reader must overcome. Discuss the colloquialisms often used by Franklin, variations on spelling and how they may make meanings unclear or difficult for the modern American reader. How might some of the sayings be adapted for today? Would you use colloquialisms or avoid them?
Essay Topic 2
Franklin makes references to letters and mail in the almanack. It is also shared that Franklin had a great deal to do with the development of the United States Post Office. Research and write a 1000 word essay on the post office and Franklin's involvement. Who is responsible for creating the post office? Was it an elected or appointed job? How is the post office different today than it was in Franklin's day? What services are supplied at the post office today that were not offered in Franklin's day?
Essay Topic 3
Franklin had a lot to say about using one's time well. This thought appears in several different areas, from being industrious to making time for leisure and through to being outright lazy. Following are three of Franklin's many citations on the topic. Explain each. Also describe what Franklin meant by laziness and leisure. Compare and contrast the two items.
"Up, sluggard, and waste not life; in the grave will be sleeping enough."
"O Lazy-Bones! Dost thou think God would have given thee Arms and Legs, if he had not design'd thou should'st use them."
"A life of leisure and a life of laziness, are two things."
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