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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Franklin learn about Governor Keith's letters of credit?
(a) They were worthless.
(b) They held minimal value abroad.
(c) They were of highest esteem.
(d) They only carried value in America.

2. Which co-worker convinced Franklin to hold on a little longer with his new employer?
(a) Meredith.
(b) Meriden.
(c) Merriweather.
(d) Meridian.

3. In printing colonial documents, Franklin met a number of what type of men?
(a) Commercially-oriented and influential.
(b) Religiously-oriented and influential.
(c) Militarily-oriented and influential.
(d) Politically-oriented and influential.

4. Which three friends did Franklin spend his last months in Philadelphia with?
(a) Charles Osborne, James Watson, Joseph Ralph.
(b) Charles Osborne, Joseph Watson, Ralph James.
(c) Joseph Osborne, Charles Watson, James Ralph.
(d) Charles Osborne, Joseph Watson, James Ralph.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did those individuals who found the library a popular hangout benefit?

3. Where did Mr. Whitefield move on to from Philadelphia?

4. What was the title of the pamphlet Franklin wrote about paper money, a raging debate at the time?

5. Which department did Franklin lobby for in Philadelphia that other cities simulated but he claimed was the best?

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