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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. How many virtues did Franklin live by from his twenties?

2. Their first customer was referred to them by which of Franklin's friends?

3. What occupation did Franklin's former co-worker venture into?

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

5. What did a contact advised Franklin to do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Keimer start his newspaper?

4. How did Franklin track his surname?

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

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

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

8. What work experience did Franklin gain in London?

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

10. How did Franklin find his first job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Franklin was a major figure in the American Enlightenment as reflected by what in his autobiography?

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