Benjamin Franklin: The Self-Made Man

What did Benjamin Franklin invent?

• a) Bifocals

• b) Swim flippers

• c) Lightning rods

• d) All of the above

What did Benjamin Franklin found?

• a) Public library

• b) Hospital

• c) Insurance company

• d) All of the above

Which important documents did Benjamin Franklin help write?

• a) Declaration of Independence

• b) U.S. Constitution

• c) Both a and b

• d) None of the above

Which difficulties did he have to overcome as a young adult?

• a) He quarrelled with his brother and had to move from his family home.

• b) He failed in business twice.

• c) Both of a) and b)

• d) None of a) and b)

What did the list he wrote consist in?

• a) 12 characteristics he aspired

• b) 12 values he aspired

• c) 12 virtues he aspired

• d) 12 characteristics, values and virtues he aspired

List some of his "Virtues".

• a) Industry and justice

• b) Disorder and profuseness

• c) Sincerity and order

• d) Confusion and distrust

What characteristic did Benjamin Franklin aspire to with the virtue of 'Temperance'?

• a) Eating to dullness

• b) Drinking to elevation

• c) Eating and drinking in moderation

• d) Avoiding food and drinks

What characteristics did Benjamin Franklin aspire to with the virtue of 'Frugality'?

• a) Spend carefully on the things that matter

• b) If you want to enjoy the richness of life, do it for others or yourself

• c) Enjoy the richness of life only for yourself

• d) Live and waste

What did Benjamin Franklin focus on each week to reorder his life?

• a) Reading his list of virtues

• b) Focusing on a different aspect of his list

• c) Repeating the process over and over

• d) All of the above

What did Benjamin Franklin become after reordering his life?

• a) Productive

• b) Successful

• c) Self-actualized

• d) All of the above