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from THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY

Reading Check

Directions: Recall the events in Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography. Then answer the questions in phrases or sentences.

1. What did Franklin hope to achieve with his experiment? A: Franklin hoped to reach moral perfection.

2. How much time did Franklin give himself for each virtue? Franklin gave himself a week for each virtue.

3. How did Franklin keep track of virtues? Franklin would keep a chart of all his virtues for the week, and he would mark each time he faulted one of them.

4. What did Franklin learn about himself? Franklin learned that it is impossible to be 100% perfect.

5. What did Franklin’s attempt do for him?

Franklin's attempt gave him more trouble than good and he found out that his scheme of order was extremely difficult to acquire