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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter IX.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In his autobiography, the author noted the library became a popular hang-out for which individuals?
(a) Students.
(b) Travelers.
(c) Intellectual club members.
(d) Bored youth.

2. How did those individuals who found the library a popular hangout benefit?
(a) Greatly, from exposure to books.
(b) Little, as there were no reading assignments.
(c) Minimally, as they were only passing through town.
(d) Minimally, as most had to work and few had time to read.

3. Subscribers signed a promissory note and agreed to pay what for any book they did not return?
(a) Their entire subscription fee.
(b) Twice the book's value.
(c) Two week's of their salary.
(d) The book's value.

4. In Franklin's first library system, subscribers paid the cost of how many books as a fee?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

5. What did Franklin institute using the building that Mr. Whitefield built?
(a) Public school system.
(b) Public orphanage.
(c) Public hospital.
(d) City prison.

Short Answer Questions

1. How successful was Franklin's funding proposal for the hospital?

2. What was it Franklin discovered in the end regarding his virtues?

3. One friend, a minister, convinced Franklin to attend several sermons at his church and what resulted?

4. What was Franklin's promotion at the second firm?

5. What did Franklin spend his earnings on from his first job after going to London?

(see the answer key)

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