Benjamin Franklin

Franklin got his list of virtues from _________________.

Different writers

Franklin contributed to the orphan house because he was a Christian.

False

Whitefield established an orphan house in Virginia.

False

tithe

a portion of one's income or belongings given to or set apart for God; literally, one-tenth

philosophy

a study of reality, values, and behavior based upon rational reasoning

theology

a study of the nature of God and religious truth

clergyman

an ordained Christian minister

frugality

careful avoidance of waste or unnecessary spending

prudence

caution in practical matters

After undertaking the project of moral perfection, Franklin found it to be _________.

difficult

bifocals

eyeglasses containing a lens designed with two areas—one for close work and one for distance vision

For Franklin, ___ was at the center of life.

man

Franklin's autobiography is a story of _______________.

materialistic advancement, social advancement

ethics

philosophical study of the rules and values of morality, or right and wrong

Benjamin Franklin ushered in the age of the _________ man.

self-made

Franklin thought his method of moral perfection to be helpful because it ________________.

shows the meaning of obtaining virtue

The thirteen virtues that Franklin sets out to develop within himself are as follows: __________, silence, order, resolution, frugality, ________, sincerity, justice, moderation, cleanliness, tranquillity, ________.

temperance, industry, humility

Benjamin Franklin was born just three years after ________________.

Jonathan Edwards

As a child, Franklin was not a successful _______.

Student

Franklin at first refused to give to Whitefield's orphan house because Whitefield had refused his advice.

True

Franklin described Americans before the Great Awakening as being "thoughtless or indifferent about religion."

True

Franklin described the colonists in Georgia as debtors and ex-convicts.

True

Benjamin Franklin described Whitefield's influence on his hearers as extraordinary.

true

Poor Richard's Almanac is full of Franklin's ___ and advice for self-improvement.

wit