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The Autobiagraphy of Benjamin Franklin/Benjamin Franklin

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who lent Benjamin Franklin his books

a)

Mr. Hancock

b)

Mr. Adams

c)

Mr. Tryon

d)

Ms. Abihia

2.

When Benjamin Franklin was a child he was hungry for...

a)

knowledge

b)

food

c)

friends

3.

Isaac Decow was...

a)

...the local pub owner

b)

...the surveyor general

c)

...a brick maker

d)

...a governor

4.

What did Benjamin Franklin usually print?

a)

Newspapers

b)

Books

c)

Pamphlets

d)

His autobiography

5.

What did Benjamin Franklin find the upmost importance in life.

a)

The rebellion against the British

b)

The honest and fair trading of expensive goods

c)

The truth, sincerity, and integrity in the dealings of man

6.

What did Benjamin Franklin title his section on Bradford's paper

a)

Busy Body

b)

Entertainment of Royals

c)

Scat Cat

7.

How does the book start

a)

Benjamin Franklin marching up a hill

b)

Benjamin Franklin reading Mr. Dogwood's letters

c)

Benjamin Franklin printing pamphlets

8.

When did Bejamin Franklin's brother begin to print a newspaper

a)

309 B.C.-310

b)

1720-21

c)

1789-90

d)

1697

9.

Bejamin Franklin traveled from Burlington to...

a)

New York

b)

Chicago

c)

Philidelpha

d)

Brazil

10.

Who created the vegatable-based diet

a)

George

b)

Tryon

c)

Ben

d)

Steve

11.

Who stopped Benjamin Franklin from printing 40 shetts of Quaker history

a)

the Quakers

b)

the Brittanial

c)

His friends

12.

Why did Benjamin Franklin go to London

a)

to work at a printing house temporarily

b)

to marry a cousin

c)

to judge a noblman

d)

to see his wife

13.

How many sons did Sir William Wyndham have

a)

5

b)

2

c)

8

d)

0

14.

Who kept borrowing money from Benjamin Franklin

a)

Vernon

b)

Jackson

c)

Arnold

d)

Andrew

15.

Who opposed paper currency in Philidelphia

a)

The Quakers

b)

Poor people

c)

The middle class

d)

Rich people

16.

Was Bradford rich

a)

Yes

b)

No

17.

Why was Bradford rich

a)

He inherited it

b)

He sold fancy dogs

c)

His newspaper got lots of advertisments

d)

He was a very good merchant

18.

Who lived in a part of Benjamin Franklin's house

a)

Godfrey+His family

b)

Mr. Hancock

c)

Ms. Marsha+Her daughters

d)

Steven

19.

Benjamin Franklin hire a poor industrious man to...

a)

to bribe people at the assembly

b)

clean the pavement of the market

c)

clean Englands streets

20.

When Ben Franklin made a second newspaper, about how many people helped him

a)

120

b)

50

c)

205

d)

150

21.

Ben Franklin established and disciplined...

a)

a voluntary malitia

b)

a hired militia

c)

a workforce

d)

a league of trade unionists

22.

How many sons did Wygate have

a)

7

b)

4

c)

1

d)

2

23.

Who became governer of New York

a)

Mr. Stevenson

b)

Mr. Morris

c)

Mr. Miner

d)

Mr. Hudson

24.

What law did the Quakers make that embarassed themselves

a)

No Pie

b)

No Ale

c)

No war

d)

No candles

25.

When Benjamin Franklin's paper an Bradford's paper were adversaries, why did Bradford have an advantage

a)

More people read his paper

b)

He got more ads

c)

He was a great writer