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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Franklin believed in God and attended church how frequently?
(a) Twice weekly.
(b) Frequently.
(c) Weekly.
(d) Seldomly.

2. Franklin's idea of a "good" human being is someone who treated others in what manner?
(a) Nicely.
(b) Friendly.
(c) Faithfully.
(d) Respectfully.

3. Why did Franklin think it was unfair for him to be required to contribute a portion of his pay into this community pot?
(a) He did not gamble.
(b) He did not drink.
(c) He prefered to spend on books.
(d) He was saving for his print shop.

4. While waiting to set up his own shop, Franklin printed what for a colonial government?
(a) Birth, death certificates.
(b) Colonial decrees.
(c) Land deeds.
(d) Money.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Josiah and his second wife had how many children?

2. Franklin returned to Pennsylvania to become a clerk in whose new business?

3. These three elements Franklin discovered as essential to a happy individual became what for him?

4. When Franklin returned to Philadelphia, the former governor did what?

5. What are other traits Franklin believed a "good" individual had?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Franklin and a co-worker named Hugh Meredith arrange to do?

2. What did Franklin take back with him on his initial return to Boston?

3. How was Franklin able to trace his family back 300 years?

4. Where was Franklin among the children his father, Josiah, had?

5. What did Franklin later do in regard to Keimer's newspaper?

6. What happened when Franklin set to resume his relationship with Miss Read?

7. Who was James Ralph and what was his relationship with Franklin?

8. What took place upon Franklin's return to Boston in hopes of gaining his father's consent?

9. What was Franklin's education during his youth?

10. What was Franklin's opinion of what he termed "seeming magnitude" of undertakings?

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