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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. One friend, a minister, convinced Franklin to attend several sermons at his church and what resulted?

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

3. Which three friends did Franklin spend his last months in Philadelphia with?

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

5. Subscribers signed a promissory note and agreed to pay what for any book they did not return?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Franklin address what he termed "natural passions"?

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

5. What happened in the way of employment for Franklin when Mr. Denham died suddenly?

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

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

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

9. Why did Keimer start his newspaper?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Franklin recognized he was not perfect. What were some of his failures he acknowledged? What were some of his regrets? How did he pursue his life once he recognized errors?

Essay Topic 2

What were the thirteen virtues Franklin pursued as his way of life? Select one of the thirteen virtues and relate why you believe he felt this was one significant enough to include. How did he approach these virtues? How did he feel the others fared in the interim and why?

Essay Topic 3

What steps did Franklin take toward ensuring he remained factual throughout his autobiography?

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