The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Where was Benjamin Franklin born?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• London

Which of these was not an invention of Franklin?

• Bifocal glasses

• Lightning rod

• Steam engine

• Franklin stove

What is the title of Franklin’s famous autobiography?

• My Life and Work

• The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

• A Founding Father’s Diary

• The American Dream

What virtue did Franklin list first in his 13 Virtues?

• Industry

• Frugality

• Temperance

• Humility

Franklin’s famous kite experiment was related to what?

• Magnetism

• Lightning and electricity

• Gravity

• Wind currents

What pseudonym did Franklin use when writing Poor Richard’s Almanack?

• John Public

• Richard Saunders

• Samuel Adams

• Tom Penn

Franklin helped draft which important U.S. document?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• All of the above

What did Franklin say about saving money?

• “A penny saved is a penny earned”

• “Save now, spend later”

• “Money makes the man”

• “Wealth is wisdom”

Franklin founded which public institution in America?

• The Library of Congress

• The first fire department

• The first public university

• The first museum

What was Franklin’s role in France during the American Revolution?

• A soldier

• A diplomat

• A spy

• A journalist