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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 took a new job at what wages?
(a) Equal wages, but longer hours.
(b) Higher.
(c) Equal.
(d) Lower.

2. Franklin noted the oldest son being apprenticed in a smithing trade was a tradition that went how far back?
(a) 500 years.
(b) 1,000 years.
(c) 300 years.
(d) 100 years.

3. Who was it Franklin provided his virtues list for?
(a) Future Americans.
(b) All of his descendants.
(c) Some of his descendants.
(d) His son, William.

4. David Henry turned down an offer of a partnership with Franklin, but eventually had to close his business for what reason?
(a) Poor money management.
(b) He went to jail for refusing to reveal a source.
(c) Poor health.
(d) He married and moved.

5. These three elements Franklin discovered as essential to a happy individual became what for him?
(a) His approach to business.
(b) His true religion.
(c) His path in government.
(d) His guide to the Bill of Rights.

Short Answer Questions

1. Franklin said his father was an "agreeable" man but very traditional, serious, and what else?

2. Franklin loved his new life in Philadelphia and he became what?

3. How did those individuals who found the library a popular hangout benefit?

4. What happened when a rival learned Franklin planned to start a newspaper?

5. What did the co-worker who helped Franklin do when he was able to set up shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. What relationship did Franklin establish with Deborah Read?

2. Why did Franklin leave Philadelphia the first time?

3. How did Franklin nearly come to stay in London just before his departure for America?

4. What were the advantages of Franklin being a member of JUNTO?

5. How did Franklin track his surname?

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

7. What did Franklin discover had happened to Miss Read during his 18-month absence?

8. What happened upon Franklin's initial arrival in London with promises of assistance from Governor Keith?

9. What happened when Meredith's father did not pay as he agreed for Franklin's business?

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

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