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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Mr. Whitefield move on to from Philadelphia?
(a) Georgia.
(b) Virginia.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) North Carolina.

2. Upon Franklin's promotion, what happened to the community ante?
(a) There was no ante in his new position.
(b) It remained about the same.
(c) It got considerably higher.
(d) It got somewhat higher.

3. Josiah and his second wife had how many children?
(a) 4.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

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

5. Franklin said his father was an "agreeable" man but very traditional, serious, and what else?
(a) Religious.
(b) Important.
(c) Demanding.
(d) Strict.

Short Answer Questions

1. Franklin noted the oldest son being apprenticed in a smithing trade was a tradition that went how far back?

2. When the House legalized paper tender, it awarded the contract to print the money to which printer?

3. What did his new employer seek of Franklin?

4. One advantage of his intellectual club was to network with other intellectuals, most importantly those who could provide what?

5. What were some of the inventions of Franklin's beyond his stove?

(see the answer key)

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