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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prelude: The Portrait Artist and Part 1, The Frontiersman: Chpaters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(b) Ellen Cowen Newell.
(c) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(d) Alice Spencer Haight.

2. Who was Washington's eldest half-brother with whom he spent a lot of time after his father's death?
(a) Lawrence.
(b) Paul.
(c) Andrew.
(d) Benjamin.

3. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When he turned twenty-one.
(b) When his brother's wife and sister died.
(c) When his father died.
(d) When his mother died.

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Orleans.
(b) Fort Lafayette.
(c) Fort Beaulieu.
(d) Fort Duquesne.

5. Which army did Washington join in 1754?
(a) French.
(b) Indian.
(c) British.
(d) American.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

2. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.

3. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?

4. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.

5. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?

(see the answer key)

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