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Ben Franklin Vocabulary and Quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

You can find the days of the year and facts about the weather for farmers in this book that Ben Franklin wrote.

a)

Boston Gazette

b)

Philadelphia Gazette

c)

The War Journal

d)

Poor Richard's Almanack

2.

Choose the one that Ben was NOT....known for being.

a)

printer

b)

teacher

c)

inventor

d)

scientist

3.

Which war was the War for Independence?

a)

Revolutionary War

b)

Civil War

c)

War of 1812

d)

World War I

4.

Ben Franklin worked together on a plan of government for the United States. This was called the ____________.

a)

Amendments

b)

Constitution

c)

Pledge of Allegiance

d)

Declaration of Independence

5.

Ben Franklin was born in which city?

a)

Philadelphia

b)

Mt Vernon

c)

Boston

d)

New York

6.

This country came to the aid of the American colonies near the end of the War for Independence.

a)

Italy

b)

Canada

c)

Spain

d)

France

7.

What city was both the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution written in?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

d)

Washington D.C.

8.

What did Ben's father want him to be first?

a)

preacher

b)

teacher

c)

writer

d)

printer

9.

What did Ben discover with a kite and a key?

a)

the fire department

b)

electricity

c)

How wind is measured

d)

How water and wind work together.

10.

Which one is NOT one of Ben Franklin's sayings?

a)

"He that cannot obey cannot command"

b)

"Haste makes waste"'

c)

"Time flies when you are having fun"

d)

"Well done is twice done"