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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From which business did Ben Franklin eventually retire?
(a) Banking.
(b) Bookbinding.
(c) Printing.
(d) Store owner.

2. Who had an international reputation as a hero in the 1780s?
(a) Ben Franklin.
(b) John Adams.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

3. Within the colonial family unit, what right did adult children demand?
(a) To choose their own employment.
(b) To be responsible for themselves.
(c) To strike out on their own.
(d) To choose their own spouses.

4. The "Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation" was a key document for which man?
(a) William Livingston.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Jonathan Mayhew.
(d) Joseph Addison.

5. Who spoke for and was responsible for servants, slaves, and tenants?
(a) The head of the household.
(b) The colonial government.
(c) They were responsible for themselves.
(d) No one was responsible for them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 18th century, what replaced whipping and execution as penal codes?

2. When did the Seven Years War take place?

3. When first offered, why did Ben Franklin say he would not accept the military rank of colonel?

4. Whose play "Cato" taught George Washington what it meant to be liberal and virtuous?

5. What was it called when Ben Franklin appointed his friends and family to official positions after he became Deputy Postmaster General of North America?

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