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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Franklin's response to those who played pranks on him when he did not pay into the pot?
(a) Stood firm and refused to pay.
(b) Left the firm.
(c) Convinced the others not to pay also.
(d) He eventually caved in and paid.

2. When did Franklin first write his Poor Richard's Almanac?
(a) 1732.
(b) 1730.
(c) 1734.
(d) 1736.

3. On what schedule did Franklin approach his collection of virtues?
(a) 1 daily, leaving others to chance.
(b) 13 simultaneously.
(c) 1 bi- weekly, leaving others to chance.
(d) 1 weekly, leaving others to chance.

4. Which colonial government was Franklin printing these documents for?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

5. What did Franklin learn about Governor Keith's letters of credit?
(a) They were worthless.
(b) They were of highest esteem.
(c) They held minimal value abroad.
(d) They only carried value in America.

Short Answer Questions

1. Miss Read married another man during Franklin's absence, but what subsequently happened?

2. A new preacher arrived of whom Franklin approved as his sermons supported virtuous values, and he published pamphlets for him until he soon learned his sermons plagiarized which individuals?

3. Subscribers signed a promissory note and agreed to pay what for any book they did not return?

4. In his autobiography, the author noted the library became a popular hang-out for which individuals?

5. While waiting to set up his own shop, Franklin printed what for a colonial government?

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