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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who provided Franklin a letter of recommendation when en route home from Philadelphia?
(a) Governor of the province.
(b) Mayor of Philadelphia.
(c) William Bradford.
(d) Mayor of New York.

2. What did Franklin need to await before setting up business?
(a) Printing supplies from Boston.
(b) An affordable location to set up shop.
(c) Printing supplies from abroad.
(d) Printing machinery.

3. What did the co-worker who helped Franklin do when he was able to set up shop?
(a) Failed to show up for work.
(b) Set up some distance away.
(c) Gave their notice.
(d) Walked out.

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

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

6. How did those individuals who found the library a popular hangout benefit?
(a) Minimally, as they were only passing through town.
(b) Minimally, as most had to work and few had time to read.
(c) Little, as there were no reading assignments.
(d) Greatly, from exposure to books.

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

8. Franklin took a new job at what wages?
(a) Equal wages, but longer hours.
(b) Lower.
(c) Higher.
(d) Equal.

9. What was the title of the pamphlet Franklin wrote about paper money, a raging debate at the time?
(a) "The Need for Paper Currency."
(b) "The Nature and Necessity of Paper Currency."
(c) "The Ten Reasons Justifying Paper Currency."
(d) "The Necessityand Benefits of Paper Currency."

10. Their first customer was referred to them by which of Franklin's friends?
(a) George House.
(b) Joseph Watson.
(c) Charles Osborne.
(d) George Washington.

11. How did Franklin eventually practice his faith?
(a) Privately, in his own way.
(b) As a Methodist.
(c) As a member of his friend's fundamentalisst church.
(d) As a Catholic.

12. What problem was it Josiah cited why Franklin could not set up his own print shop upon his return from Philadelphia?
(a) Ran away.
(b) Insufficient experience.
(c) Immaturity.
(d) Youth.

13. What are other traits Franklin believed a "good" individual had?
(a) Clean, reverent.
(b) Truthful, hard working.
(c) Loyal, helpful.
(d) Considerate, brave.

14. Miss Read married another man during Franklin's absence, but what subsequently happened?
(a) She was unexpectedly widowed soon afterward.
(b) Her husband moved to Boston, but she did not follow.
(c) She was happy, but he left her unexpectedly.
(d) She was unhappy and left him shortly afterward.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While waiting to set up his own shop, Franklin printed what for a colonial government?

2. What did Franklin convince a number of men to do?

3. His father told him he might consider helping him out if Franklin did what?

4. Franklin's idea of a "good" human being is someone who treated others in what manner?

5. When Franklin asked for three pennies worth of something at a bakery in Philadelphia, he received three giant rolls and realized what?

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