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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At age 12, Franklin was indentured to James, his older brother, until he was how old?
(a) 16.
(b) 25.
(c) 21.
(d) 18.

2. James started his own newspaper in the early 1720s he called what?
(a) The Philadelphia Enquirer.
(b) The New England Courant.
(c) Boston Glove.
(d) Middletown Press.

3. Franklin regretted Miss Read's unfortunate marriage and did what?
(a) Set to pursue a platonic relationship.
(b) Set to resume their old relationship.
(c) Set to pursue a platonic relationship while he dated others.
(d) Set to resume a platonic relationship, but both still dated others.

4. Franklin considered Ralph a good friend, but an expensive one who did what?
(a) Refused to get a job and cheated Franklin.
(b) Lived a lavish life and cheated Franklin.
(c) Got a job without Franklin's aid but cheated him.
(d) Used Franklin's name to get a job and cheated him.

5. What did Franklin convince a number of men to do?
(a) Stop drinking.
(b) Stop gambling.
(c) Pay a lesser amount.
(d) Stop paying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who offered to outfit a print shop for Franklin?

2. When Franklin's former employer and current competitor's business failed, he sold it to David Henry, who was what?

3. Upon Franklin's promotion, what happened to the community ante?

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

5. What did a contact advised Franklin to do?

(see the answer key)

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