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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened when a rival learned Franklin planned to start a newspaper?
(a) The rival published pamphlets in opposition to Benjamin's politics.
(b) The rival started one first.
(c) The rival got businesses to leave Benjamin by offering lower prices.
(d) The rival got intellectual club members to side with him.

2. Franklin said that when he thought about religion, he settled on what as the key factors of a successful and happy human being?
(a) Truth, sincerity, integrity.
(b) Truth, sincerity, intelligence.
(c) Truth, simplicity, integrity.
(d) Trust, sincerity, integrity.

3. At his new employment, Franklin gave up part of his pay for what?
(a) A community beer till.
(b) A community poker ante.
(c) A community horse racing ante.
(d) A community sports ante.

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

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

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

7. Franklin wrote a number of controversial letters in whose newspaper under an anonymous name?
(a) Kramer.
(b) Keimer.
(c) Bradford.
(d) Webb.

8. Franklin courted which young lady before he left Philadelphia to select his printing equipment?
(a) Miss Reid.
(b) Miss Ralph.
(c) Miss Rodgers.
(d) Miss Read.

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

10. Franklin's final competition was Bradford, who not only had a print shop, but ran what?
(a) A stationary shop.
(b) The Pony Express service.
(c) A shipping business.
(d) An unreliable postal service.

11. Franklin returned to Pennsylvania to become a clerk in whose new business?
(a) Mr. Denham's.
(b) Mr. Denman's.
(c) Mr. Denfield's.
(d) Mr. Denny's.

12. One of Franklin's former employers had expanded his business to include what?
(a) A colonial post office.
(b) Gift wrapping and packaging.
(c) A stationary shop.
(d) A private postal shop.

13. Subscribers signed a promissory note and agreed to pay what for any book they did not return?
(a) The book's value.
(b) Twice the book's value.
(c) Their entire subscription fee.
(d) Two week's of their salary.

14. Franklin saw nothing wrong with a little boasting, especially if he did what first?
(a) Announced he was being proud.
(b) Qualified that he was bragging first.
(c) Thanked God for the vanity.
(d) Stipulated he was being honest.

15. In Franklin's first library system, subscribers paid the cost of how many books as a fee?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Franklin arrive in Philadelphia on his initial trip?

2. Franklin later bought his ex-employer's newspaper when what took place?

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

4. What was it Franklin discovered in the end regarding his virtues?

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

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