The answer to your question is true.
The correct answer is A) He intended it for practical everyday use.
Benjamin Franklin wrote the almanac using the pseudonym of Richard Saunders. He thought it was a more popular way of writing in colonial America. In fact, 10.000 copies were sold per year from 1732 to 1758. That type os writing was very useful because it contained weather forecasts, household ideas and other entertainments.
You didn't list any "following," but to cite is a word that means to acknowledge, quote, or commend.