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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who offered to outfit a print shop for Franklin?
(a) A co-worker's cousin.
(b) His father.
(c) A co-worker's uncle.
(d) A co-worker's father.

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

3. What bad news prompted Franklin to go to Boston again?
(a) To visit his mother, who was dying.
(b) To visit James, who was in jail again.
(c) To visit James, who was dying.
(d) To visit his father, who was dying.

4. What did Franklin regret about his son who died?
(a) He did not have any way to protect him.
(b) The boy was so young.
(c) He did not have the boy immunized.
(d) There is no way to avoid smallpox.

5. What did the co-worker who helped Franklin do when he was able to set up shop?
(a) Walked out.
(b) Set up some distance away.
(c) Gave their notice.
(d) Failed to show up for work.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which co-worker convinced Franklin to hold on a little longer with his new employer?

3. Which three friends did Franklin spend his last months in Philadelphia with?

4. In Franklin's first library system, subscribers paid the cost of how many books as a fee?

5. At his new employment, Franklin gave up part of his pay for what?

(see the answer key)

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