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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Franklin said he felt he and other inventors needed to be _____, and therefore he would not profit from his inventions?
(a) "We should all use our talent enabling the improvement of others."
(b) "We should be grateful to aid others through our inventions."
(c) "Glad of an opportunity to serve others by any invention of ours."
(d) "The chance to serve others through an invention is gift to us."

3. What did Mr. Whitefield construct a large building for?
(a) Anyone who desired to preach fundamentalism to a large mass.
(b) Anyone of any sect who had something to say to a large mass.
(c) Anyone who wished to preach Christianity to a large mass.
(d) Anyone who wanted to preach Protestantism to a large mass.

4. Which colleges awarded Franklin honorary degrees?
(a) Cambridge, Yale.
(b) Yale, Harvard.
(c) New York, Cambridge.
(d) Wesleyan, Boston.

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

6. Franklin proposed the governmental group would contribute an amount equal to what?
(a) Two percent of city taxes collected annually.
(b) Twice that of the subscribers.
(c) Half that of the subscribers.
(d) That of the subscribers.

7. Who would appoint a grand-president?
(a) The crown.
(b) Colonial landowners.
(c) Male property owners over 21.
(d) Colonial governments.

8. Franklin's troops moved on to what location where they found most of the inhabitants dead?
(a) Gnadenwald.
(b) Gnadendorf.
(c) Gnadenhutten.
(d) Gnadinger Park.

9. Two expenses that the colonists sought repayment of were what?
(a) Crops, horses and carriages.
(b) A fireworks display, horses and carriages.
(c) Crops, farm animals,
(d) A fireworks display, crops.

10. When the colonial military group arrived in these territories, however, they found what?
(a) They were nearly eliminated.
(b) They were having problems with only a few Indian tribes.
(c) They had already set up a defense system.
(d) They were returning to the colonies for the most part.

11. Franklin assisted the postmaster of Philadelphia, a position that did what?
(a) Improved circulation and distribution of his newspaper greatly.
(b) Improved circulation and distribution of his newspaper modestly.
(c) Improved circulation and distribution of his newspaper barely.
(d) Had no impact on his newspaper circulation.

12. 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 felt they could govern themselves.
(c) The colonists recognized the King, but also had rights.
(d) The colonists sought only to live frugally.

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

14. Where did Franklin meet Braddock and gained the general's trust?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Franklin wrote the Almanac to provide what?

2. The British troops' march was disastrous and most of the men were killed or wounded, and the rest fled back where?

3. As he believed people should have free access to things that improved their lives, what did Franklin do in regard to his stove?

4. What public position did Franklin first achieve?

5. What did the governor argue before Loudoun?

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