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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How successful was Franklin's funding proposal for the hospital?
(a) Funding was far slower than in the initial plan.
(b) Funding was somewhat slower than in the initial plan.
(c) Funding was about in accordance with the original plan.
(d) Funding was soon more than in the original plan.

2. What project did Franklin undertake subsequent to the public hospital?
(a) Public city garbage collection.
(b) City sewer system.
(c) City water system.
(d) Cleaning the city streets.

3. On a brief trip to London, Franklin proposed what?
(a) To clean their streets also.
(b) To establish communal fire stations.
(c) To adopt their street lamp system.
(d) To start a public library system.

4. The governor and Franklin sat down with Loudoun and discussed their arguments, and Franklin took what position for the Assembly?
(a) The colonists had certain rights.
(b) The colonists recognized the King, but also had rights.
(c) The colonists felt they could govern themselves.
(d) The colonists sought only to live frugally.

5. Who did Mr. Whitefield set up an orphanage for in Georgia?
(a) Children whose Christian parents died.
(b) Any children whose parents died.
(c) Children whose indentured servant parents died.
(d) Children of the poor whose parents died.

6. When they finally sailed, it was a long, slow journey filled with delays and other problems, and Franklin described what?
(a) The captain's concern, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(b) The captain's unconcern, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(c) The captain's shame, ironic flaws that caused delay.
(d) The captain's pride, ironic flaws that caused delay.

7. The concept of electricity intrigued Franklin and he did what?
(a) Read about it in the library.
(b) Purchased his own equipment to learn more.
(c) Discussed it with scholars at the local college.
(d) Discussed it with members of his intellectual club.

8. In Chapter XII, who was the new governor sent from England?
(a) Bishop Denny.
(b) General Denny.
(c) Admiral Denny.
(d) Captain Denny.

9. In what year did the physician friend of Franklin propose a town hospital?
(a) 1755.
(b) 1751.
(c) 1757.
(d) 1753.

10. Braddock was overconfident and did what?
(a) Relied on his experience.
(b) Scoffed at the colonists.
(c) Scoffed at Benjamin's advice.
(d) Relied on his training.

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

12. Franklin said it made more sense to start at the beginning and learn which language?
(a) Hebrew.
(b) Teutonic.
(c) Latin.
(d) Greek.

13. What was the crown's response to the American proposal?
(a) They accepted the plan if Americans paid a special tax for an army.
(b) They rejected the plan and proposed an army paid by a special tax.
(c) They rejected the plan and sent an army to take over.
(d) They modified the plan and proposed a president that answered to the crown.

14. Franklin presented Loudoun with an account of all the expenses he incurred in support of Braddock and his troops, and he received how much in repayment?
(a) Nothing.
(b) 2,400 pounds.
(c) 1,200 pounds.
(d) 500 pounds.

15. What did Franklin acquire for the British officers?
(a) Supplies.
(b) Quarters.
(c) Ammunition.
(d) Horses.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who would appoint a grand-president?

2. What did the new governor present to Franklin?

3. When did Franklin first write his Poor Richard's Almanac?

4. Which colleges awarded Franklin honorary degrees?

5. Franklin's troops moved on to what location where they found most of the inhabitants dead?

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