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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. James Franklin was jailed for how long for not revealing a source?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 months.
(c) 1 month.
(d) 6 months.

2. How did Franklin describe John Collins, a boy he befriended?
(a) Reclusive.
(b) Bookish.
(c) Outgoing.
(d) Outdoorish.

3. His father received visits from important noble men which Franklin admired and also from friends seeking what?
(a) Advice.
(b) Food.
(c) Prayer.
(d) Money.

4. Franklin hated his father's trade and dreamed of doing what instead?
(a) Becoming a soldier.
(b) Raising horses.
(c) Going to sea.
(d) Becoming a politician.

5. Franklin noted the oldest son being apprenticed in a smithing trade was a tradition that went how far back?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 100 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 1,000 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who found Franklin in Philadelphia and encouraged him to return home?

2. What was Franklin's response to those who played pranks on him when he did not pay into the pot?

3. His father told him he might consider helping him out if Franklin did what?

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

5. Upon Franklin's return to Philadelphia, where did the Governor of Pennsylvania send him to pick out his own printing equipment?

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