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What's the Big Idea Ben Franklin

Quiz by Sarah Tolessa

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18 questions
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  • Q1
    Is this the most recent_______________ of the book?
    edition
    honors
    treaty
    suspended
    30s
  • Q2
    Balloons and streamers were ______from the ceiling to make the room look festive.
    honors
    suspended
    contraption
    shortened
    30s
  • Q3
    The astronaut received several _______________ at the ceremony.
    repeal
    treaty
    suspended
    honors
    30s
  • Q4
    The senators are trying to ______ the ineffective law.
    repeal
    suspended
    edition
    honors
    30s
  • Q5
    The pioneers signed a _______ with the Indians promising not to settle beyond the river.
    treaty
    contraption
    suspended
    repeal
    30s
  • Q6
    My grandfather rigged up a ____________ that would open and shut to let our dog go in and out of the house.
    suspended
    contraption
    treaty
    repeal
    30s
  • Q7
    "Every family bought an almanac each year." In this selection, an almanac is a ______________.
    book of songs
    comic book
    book of stories
    book of information
    30s
  • Q8
    Why didn't Franklin's electrical picnic go as planned?
    Franklin was knocked unconscious.
    A goose was cooked.
    The turkey ran away.
    Franklin had to perform magic tricks.
    30s
  • Q9
    Why couldn't Franklin do the electricity experiment in Philadelphia?
    He wasn't in Europe.
    No place in Philadelphia was high enough.
    Dangerous scientific experiments were not allowed there.
    There weren't many storms there.
    30s
  • Q10
    Why did Franklin become the most famous person in the American colonies?
    His ideas proved that electricity and lightning are the same thing.
    He started publishing an almanac.
    He represented the American colonies in England.
    He represented the American colonies in France.
    30s
  • Q11
    Who gave Franklin the title of doctor?
    different universities
    the kings of England and France
    newspapers
    three scientists in Europe
    30s
  • Q12
    Franklin invented the lightning rod, a pointed iron rod that could be attached to the roof of a building. In this selection, a lightning rod is _________________.
    a rod that is used to photograph lightning
    a kind of doorbell
    an iron rod used for decoration
    an instrument that protects buildings from lightning.
    30s
  • Q13
    Franklin improved life for the people of Philadelphia by helping to establish _____________.
    a hospital and a new congress
    better postal service to England
    a fire insurance company and a hospital
    a company to make lightning rods
    30s
  • Q14
    At different times in his life, Franklin represented the American colonies in both England and France. What ability earned Franklin these jobs?
    his scientific knowledge
    his talent in looking like a rich man
    his storytelling skills
    his skill in persuading people
    30s
  • Q15
    How did Franklin act differently in England than in France?
    In England he dressed stylishly, and in France he did not.
    In England he dressed plainly, and in France he wore a fur hat.
    He wore fancy eyeglasses in France but not in England.
    In England he did not follow the rules of good behavior as he did in France.
    30s

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