Ben Franklin Biography
Quiz: Benjamin Franklin selections
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “from The Autobiography”; “from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”; “from Poor Richard's Almanack.”
____ 1. Franklin arrives in Philadelphia in his working dress because — a. | he intends to find a job immediately | b. | his best clothes are coming around by sea | c. | he sympathizes with the plight of workers | d. | no one has ever told him how to dress in the city |
____ 2. In this selection from his autobiography, Franklin seems most eager to portray his — a. | ability to work steadfastly toward his goals | b. | willingness to break away from convention | c. | deep resentment of people who have wronged him | d. | frugality in financial matters |
____ 3. Franklin considers moral perfection to be a(n) — a. | illusion promoted by ministers and religion | b. | annoying claim made by hypocrites | c. | state attainable through study and practice | d. | pathway to heaven and God’s grace |
____ 4. In developing a method for examining virtues, Franklin reveals his — a. | doubt that real goodness can be attained | b. | logical and orderly mind | c. | scorn for traditional philosophy | d. | deeply emotional side |
____ 5. Franklin ranks the virtues according to — a. | how the clergymen of his day ranked them | b. | the popularity of individual virtues among his friends | c. | the idea that the mastery of one virtue facilitates the mastery of the next virtue | d. | the belief that the most difficult virtues must be developed first |
____ 6. In All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, the “Credo” Robert Fulghum describes writing from an early age was essentially a — a. | list of things he wanted to accomplish | b. | set of New Year’s resolutions | c. | personal
Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
Comprehension
The questions below refer to the selections “from The Autobiography”; “from All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten”; “from Poor Richard's Almanack.”
____ 1. Franklin arrives in Philadelphia in his working dress because — a. | he intends to find a job immediately | b. | his best clothes are coming around by sea | c. | he sympathizes with the plight of workers | d. | no one has ever told him how to dress in the city |
____ 2. In this selection from his autobiography, Franklin seems most eager to portray his — a. | ability to work steadfastly toward his goals | b. | willingness to break away from convention | c. | deep resentment of people who have wronged him | d. | frugality in financial matters |
____ 3. Franklin considers moral perfection to be a(n) — a. | illusion promoted by ministers and religion | b. | annoying claim made by hypocrites | c. | state attainable through study and practice | d. | pathway to heaven and God’s grace |
____ 4. In developing a method for examining virtues, Franklin reveals his — a. | doubt that real goodness can be attained | b. | logical and orderly mind | c. | scorn for traditional philosophy | d. | deeply emotional side |
____ 5. Franklin ranks the virtues according to — a. | how the clergymen of his day ranked them | b. | the popularity of individual virtues among his friends | c. | the idea that the mastery of one virtue facilitates the mastery of the next virtue | d. | the belief that the most difficult virtues must be developed first |
____ 6. In All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten, the “Credo” Robert Fulghum describes writing from an early age was essentially a — a. | list of things he wanted to accomplish | b. | set of New Year’s resolutions | c. | personal