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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Collins broke his word to Franklin several times, but when did the pair become estranged?
(a) When he sold Collins' books.
(b) When he beat Collins.
(c) After he threw Collins overboard from a boat.
(d) After he threw Collins from a carriage.

2. Franklin courted which young lady before he left Philadelphia to select his printing equipment?
(a) Miss Read.
(b) Miss Reid.
(c) Miss Ralph.
(d) Miss Rodgers.

3. In what other fields of employment did Franklin note some eventually found interest?
(a) Legal and medical.
(b) Financial and medical.
(c) Legal and political.
(d) Military and political.

4. On his first day in Philadelphia, as he walked down the road, Franklin passed what for the first time?
(a) His future wife.
(b) The site of the future drafting of the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The home he would someday own.
(d) The site of the future drafting of the Bill of Rights.

5. While he was good at writing, Franklin failed math, so Josiah put him to work in what business he operated?
(a) Tallow-chandler and soap.
(b) Baking.
(c) Tanning.
(d) Blacksmith.

Short Answer Questions

1. Josiah was impressed by the letter of recommendation and allowed Franklin's return to Philadelphia to do what?

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

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. James Franklin was jailed for how long for not revealing a source?

5. When Franklin asked for three pennies worth of something at a bakery in Philadelphia, he received three giant rolls and realized what?

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