1. which of the following best describes benjamin franklin? a. idle b. reserved c. enterprising x d. hostile 2. benjamin franklin makes a plan to master 13 basic virtues in order to a. god b. sell more copies of poor richard's almanac c. prove to his brother that he can run a business d. achieve moral perfection x

The correct answer for 1 is C. enterprising. The correct answer for 2 is D. He believed that people must never be idle or lazy or reserved because they need to work hard and help develop the society. This could only be achieved by mastering the 13 basic values, but they weren't something that could easily be mastered so we need to be dilligent according to him.