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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?
(a) He was basically a person with no ambition.
(b) He didn't think he needed one to become a farmer.
(c) He knew his stepfather would take care of him.
(d) He knew he would inherit his father's estate one day.

2. Washington lost most of his support in Congress with the loss of which city?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Albany.
(d) Saratoga Springs.

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

4. Which country enacted the Townshend Acts which placed duties on more goods sold to American colonists?
(a) Britain.
(b) Spain.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

5. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Kind.
(b) Dictatorial.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Absentee.

6. Washington was quite social and was often the center of attention with ________________.
(a) Diplomats.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Women.
(d) Children.

7. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

8. By what nickname was Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, known?
(a) Johnnie.
(b) Jacky.
(c) J.P.
(d) John Boy.

9. Which of the following was NOT an issue that Washington battled with Congress over?
(a) The need for more supplies.
(b) The right to choose his own generals.
(c) The need for more soldiers.
(d) The need to change the color of uniforms.

10. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.
(b) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.
(c) Mayor of Cornwall.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

11. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 1.

12. What was the name of Washington's home?
(a) Monticello.
(b) Mount Vernon.
(c) White House Farm.
(d) Fairfax Glen.

13. Who was George Washington's mother?
(a) Mary Johnson Bell.
(b) Celine Marie Beaulieu.
(c) Marie Patrice Johnson.
(d) Justine Ellen Fairfax.

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

15. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Sally Fairfax.
(b) Jane Hemings.
(c) Martha Custis.
(d) Elizabeth Lafayette.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Washington marry?

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

3. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.

4. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?

5. Which river did Washington and his men cross during the night for a surprise attack on a Hessian garrison in Trenton?

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