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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. 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?

2. Which organization awarded Franklin an honorary membership and a gold medal?

3. As Franklin's men were leaving this area, how many farmers approached them and asked for guns for protection?

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

5. Where did Franklin meet Braddock and gained the general's trust?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one instance Franklin related about government officials skirting the technicalities of legal requirements?

2. What sort of education system did Franklin develop?

3. What was the analogy Franklin related between religion and fog?

4. What were some of the accomplishments Franklin had to praise about the Reverend Mr. Whitefield?

5. What did Franklin relate regarding his appointment to the position of clerk of the General Assembly?

6. What was Franklin's connection with the study of electricity?

7. How did Franklin respond to the British reaction to their suspicions of the American colonies?

8. What were some of the improvements to Philadelphia that Franklin participated in?

9. What did the colonies do subsequent to the initial two troops serving under General Braddock?

10. What personal problems did Franklin sustain as a result of his delaying his trip to England to negotiate with Lord Loudoun?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Franklin exploit the game of chess? What were his contributions to the game?

Essay Topic 2

Was Franklin the epitome of a Renaissance man or merely a man with multiple interests?

Essay Topic 3

What was the most significant contribution Franklin made to his nation or its citizens in terms of the multiple roles he was in? What placed this one above his others?

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