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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) 500 pounds.
(b) 1,200 pounds.
(c) Nothing.
(d) 2,400 pounds.

2. Which organization awarded Franklin an honorary membership and a gold medal?
(a) Society of Scientific Knowledge in Wellington.
(b) Royal Order in Scientific Exploration of London.
(c) Royal Exploratory Society of Cambridge.
(d) Royal Society of London.

3. Franklin's son died of smallpox at what age?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

4. As Franklin was readying to leave, Lord Loudoun arrived from England and said he had been sent to settle matters so who would not be bothered?
(a) The Parliment.
(b) The Royal Court.
(c) The King.
(d) The Royal Council.

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

6. The British sent how many military troops to the American colonies led by General Braddock?
(a) 3.
(b) 1.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

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

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

9. A new preacher arrived of whom Franklin approved as his sermons supported virtuous values, and he published pamphlets for him until he soon learned his sermons plagiarized which individuals?
(a) Latin scholars.
(b) German scholars.
(c) English scholars.
(d) Greek scholars.

10. Franklin recorded they arrived in London on July 27 of what year?
(a) 1757.
(b) 1755.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1753.

11. Braddock and the troops were sent for what two reasons?
(a) Offense and to keep the colonies in line.
(b) Defense and to keep the colonies in line.
(c) Defense and to assist the colonies.
(d) Occupation, keeping the colonies in line.

12. As he became acquainted with the new governor, Franklin learned who was not only still alive but was seen as one of the best political writers in England?
(a) His friend Watson.
(b) His friend Ralph.
(c) His mentor Henry.
(d) His friend Osborne.

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

14. Franklin undertook the improvement of law enforcement, including the appointment of non-biased policemen and what else?
(a) Levying a city tax to pay them.
(b) Levying a provincial tax to pay them.
(c) Levying a colonial tax to pay them.
(d) Levying a county tax to pay them.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which department did Franklin lobby for in Philadelphia that other cities simulated but he claimed was the best?

2. After the British army failed, the colonies were even more anxious to develop and fund what?

3. On a brief trip to London, Franklin proposed what?

4. In what year did Franklin invent his famous stove?

5. Why was England increasingly suspicious of the colonies' intentions, especially when Franklin was escorted to a ferry by an honor guard?

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