2.02 Franklin Reading Quiz

Question: Who was Franklin’s father?

Answer: Josiah

Question: The autobiography opens with a letter to whom?

Answer: William Franklin, Benjamin’s son (royal governor of New Jersey)

Question: In 1730, Franklin enters into a common law marriage with whom?

Answer: Deborah Read

Question: Early in life, Franklin works for his father who does what?

Answer: Makes soap and candles

Question: Who does Franklin spend much of his teenage years working for?

Answer: James, his brother

Question: When Franklin leaves Boston, where is the first place he travels to?

Answer: New Haven (new york)

Question: In Philadelphia, Franklin began to work for a printer named…?

Answer: Samuel Keimer

Question: Shortly after arriving in Philadelphia, Franklin meets the Royal Governor of Pennsylvania, a man named:

Answer: William Keith

Question: In order to make contacts in the printing and stationery industries, Franklin travels to and spends 18 months where?

Answer: London

Question: Which position did Franklin not achieve?

Answer: Governor of pennsylvania