Autobiography

1. What led Benjamin Franklin and his colleagues to establish a book collection in their club?

• Lack of good booksellers in the colonies

• Their love for reading and books

• The absence of public libraries in Philadelphia

• The need for a common benefit among the club members

How did Benjamin Franklin propose to make the benefit of books more common?

• By starting a public subscription library

• By opening a bookstore in Philadelphia

• By encouraging the colonies to establish libraries

• By organizing book donation drives

How many persons were willing to pay for the establishment of the public subscription library?

• Over fifty young tradesmen

• More than a hundred subscribers

• Only Benjamin Franklin

• No one was willing to pay

What was the policy of the library regarding book loans?

• Subscribers had to pay double if they didn't return the books

• Subscribers were allowed to keep books for unlimited time

• Subscribers had to pay an additional fee for borrowing books

• There was no policy mentioned in the passage

What was the impact of the public subscription library on the people of Philadelphia?

• They became more entertained and diverted from studying

• They became better acquainted with books and more intelligent

• They lost interest in reading and books

• They started importing more books from England