View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. His father told him he might consider helping him out if Franklin did what?
(a) Saved a good portion of what he needed.
(b) Earned half the cost of his business first.
(c) Worked in the printing trade for several more years.
(d) Earned his passage back to Philadelphia.

4. Why did Franklin think it was unfair for him to be required to contribute a portion of his pay into this community pot?
(a) He did not gamble.
(b) He was saving for his print shop.
(c) He prefered to spend on books.
(d) He did not drink.

5. Who found Franklin in Philadelphia and encouraged him to return home?
(a) Robert Holmes, a cousin.
(b) Robert Holmes, his brother-in-law.
(c) Robert Holmes, his uncle.
(d) Robert Holmes, a family friend.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

3. Franklin said his father was an "agreeable" man but very traditional, serious, and what else?

4. In what other fields of employment did Franklin note some eventually found interest?

5. James started his own newspaper in the early 1720s he called what?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 347 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample