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1
Which country did Franklin serve as an ambassador to?
Germany
France
Portugal
Italy
2
Where was Benjamin Franklin born?
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
New York, New York
Chesapeake, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
3
Which newspaper did James Franklin publish?
Boston Newsletter
Philadelphia Daily News
The Colonial Press
The New England Courant
4
Which document did Franklin not sign?
Treaty of Paris (1783)
Declaration of Independence (1776)
Monroe Doctrine (1823)
U.S. Constitution (1787)
5
Franklin's son was a British loyalist during the American Revolution.
False
True
6
What did he invent which became known as the Pennsylvania Fireplace?
A frying pan
A heating pad
A stove
A humidifier
7
What pseudonym did Ben use when writing Poor Richard's Almanack?
Richard Saunders
Stanley Richard
Richard Scott
Arnold Richard
8
Franklin settled colonial affairs in England.
True
False
9
Who did Ben marry?
Deborah Robinson
Nancy Smith
Deborah Read
Sarah Read
10
Why was Franklin's brother thrown into jail?
For beating Benjamin
Embezzelment
For criticizing powerful Puritan preachers
Breaking and entering
11
Benjamin Franklin was the third president of the United States.
True
False
12
What was the Academy of Philadelphia called after 1791?
Ben's College
The Institution of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia Prep
University of Pennsylvania
13
Which newspaper company did Franklin buy in 1729?
The Pennsylvania Gazette
The Pennsylvania Press
Daily Philadelphia Journal
The Philadelphia Times
14
Franklin was a member of the...
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
All of the above
15
Why did the British dismiss Franklin from being postmaster general?
He resigned from the job
Citizens complained about Franklin's deliveries
He seemed too invested in colonial affairs
He did not deliver mail on time
16
What were Franklin's views on slavery?
Promoted it
Firmly against it
17
Who drafted the Declaration of Independence alongside Franklin?
John Quincy Adams
Alexander Hamilton
Robert R. Livingston
John Jay
18
What fake name did Franklin use when writing for his brother's newspaper?
Equality Evan
Secret Gooddeeds
Justin Justice
Silence Dogood
19
Benjamin went to school for 18 years to become the political leader/scientist known today.
False
True
20
Franklin created the first fire department.
True
False
21
What were the names of Benjamin and Deborah's sons?
Wayne and George
Francis and William
Tom and Jerry
Frank and Walford
22
What was the name of the property insurance company he created?
Pennsylvania Protection
Philadelphia Insurance Inc.
The Boston Contributionship
The Philadelphia Contributionship
23
With whom did Ben
NOT
work with to draft the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson
Aaron Burr
John Adams
James Madison
24
In which city did did Benjamin Franklin pass away?
Hartford, Connecticut
Richmond, Virginia
Boston, Massachusetts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25
What was his very first occupation?
A printer
A cashier
A library clerk
A journalist
