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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which colleges awarded Franklin honorary degrees?
(a) New York, Cambridge.
(b) Cambridge, Yale.
(c) Wesleyan, Boston.
(d) Yale, Harvard.

2. En route back to Philadelphia his first time, Franklin went to New York to meet Collins and took what with him?
(a) Both his and Collins' books.
(b) A gold watch.
(c) His father's Bible.
(d) His letter of referral.

3. Josiah was impressed by the letter of recommendation and allowed Franklin's return to Philadelphia to do what?
(a) Work for anothre year.
(b) Work in a trade other than printing.
(c) Work for a few more years.
(d) Work for two more years.

4. How successful was Franklin's funding proposal for the hospital?
(a) Funding was far slower than in the initial plan.
(b) Funding was soon more than in the original plan.
(c) Funding was about in accordance with the original plan.
(d) Funding was somewhat slower than in the initial plan.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were some of the inventions of Franklin's beyond his stove?

2. What did Franklin convince a number of men to do?

3. Franklin noted he was honest about his achievements without being falsely humble or arrogant and stipulated he would have changed some details to look better but did not for what reason?

4. What did Franklin's new employer who encouraged him to return to America do suddenly?

5. Franklin considered Ralph a good friend, but an expensive one who did what?

(see the answer key)

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