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Analysis Essay Quiz



1

In his Autobiography, identify passages that reflect Benjamin Franklin's application of empirical principles.
2

Reconstruct Franklin's argument for marriage to Madam Helvitius.

Evaluation Essay Quiz



3

How is Franklin still representative of important American values today?
4

Which epigrams or "wise sayings" in "The Way to Wealth" might be judged as less important to 21st-century readers? More important to 21st-century readers? Why?

Interpretation Essay Quiz



5

In "The Sale of the Hessians," what factors suggest that the work is meant to be read as a satire of British military policy?
6

To what does Franklin compare "the ephemera" in his short essay of the same name?







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