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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 16-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?
(a) He was so much taller than everyone else.
(b) He had wooden teeth.
(c) He started to go bald at an early age.
(d) The lack of a formal education.

2. Another decisive defeat of Washington's men by the British took place on Chatterton's Hill as both armies moved to dominate the ______________________.
(a) Hudson River.
(b) New York River.
(c) Schenectady River.
(d) Olentangy River.

3. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He had a bad reputation.
(b) He could not go to boarding school.
(c) He had no one to look up to.
(d) He had to take care of his mother.

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

5. In 1765, to defray war costs, Parliament enacted the _____________________.
(a) American Federation Act.
(b) Declaration of Independence.
(c) Stamp Act.
(d) Boston Tea Party.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington lost most of his support in Congress with the loss of which city?

2. In the Fall of 1777, Washington wasted men and ammunition in attempting to take a British stronghold called _____________________.

3. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?

4. Which office did Washington run for and win?

5. What was the fort that Washington and his men used in the campaign against the French in 1754?

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