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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was it Franklin provided his virtues list for?
(a) Some of his descendants.
(b) All of his descendants.
(c) His son, William.
(d) Future Americans.

2. What did Franklin need to await before setting up business?
(a) Printing supplies from abroad.
(b) An affordable location to set up shop.
(c) Printing supplies from Boston.
(d) Printing machinery.

3. In reading his autobiography, one can see that Franklin fell into what category?
(a) Rationalist.
(b) Gullible.
(c) Perfectionist.
(d) Skeptic.

4. Franklin said it made more sense to start at the beginning and learn which language?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Latin.
(c) Greek.
(d) Teutonic.

5. One friend, a minister, convinced Franklin to attend several sermons at his church and what resulted?
(a) He and the minister broke their friendship.
(b) He found the sermons church-serving.
(c) He returned to his previous church.
(d) He joined his friend's church.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Franklin undertook the improvement of law enforcement, including the appointment of non-biased policemen and what else?

3. Collins broke his word to Franklin several times, but when did the pair become estranged?

4. When did Franklin first write his Poor Richard's Almanac?

5. What did his new employer seek of Franklin?

(see the answer key)

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