Benjamin Franklin Quiz (1706 - 1790)

1. Franklin's Puritan heritage is evident in the way he (a) tried for moral perfection through self discipline (b) studied religion and regularly attended church (c) freely gave money to charities and needy people.

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2. Franklin is considered a symbol of America because (a) he was both scientist and politician (b) he invented so many modern conveniences (c) he rose from a humble background and became a success.

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3. In trying to improve himself, Franklin made a list of virtues to work on, taking one virtue to focus on for a (a) day at a time (b) week at a time (c) month at a time.

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4. He listed "Temperance" first, ahead of all other virtues, because he believed it (a) to be the hardest virtue to master (b) influenced all the other virtues on his list (c) to be the easiest virtue to master.

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5. The aphorism or proverbs in Poor Richards' Almanack are notable for certain qualities except (a) brevity (b) wit (c) flowery language.

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6. The proverbs were (a) all created by Ben Franklin (b) older sayings which he rewrote (c) all created by other writers.

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7. Franklin monitored his progress by (a) constructing a time line (b) drawing graphs (c) keeping charts and notes (d) writing anecdotes

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