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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What old friend of Franklin's asked him for work (Franklin had none but told this friend he would hire him once he started his newspaper)?
(a) George Webb.
(b) George West.
(c) George House.
(d) George Walters.

2. Who did Franklin initially address his autobiography opening to?
(a) His son, Benjamin, Jr.
(b) His daughter, Margaret.
(c) His son, William.
(d) His wife, Mary Anne.

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

4. When the House legalized paper tender, it awarded the contract to print the money to which printer?
(a) Webb.
(b) Benjamin.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Keimer.

5. Josiah Franklin took his first wife and three children to America where they had how many more?
(a) 4.
(b) 10.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Franklin think it was unfair for him to be required to contribute a portion of his pay into this community pot?

2. Franklin received assistance from other intellectual club members for his business, but the club also supported what?

3. Miss Read married another man during Franklin's absence, but what subsequently happened?

4. One of Franklin's former employers had expanded his business to include what?

5. What did Franklin learn about Governor Keith's letters of credit?

(see the answer key)

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