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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?
(a) Gamble Stockstill.
(b) Gilbert Stuart.
(c) Gerard Stillwell.
(d) Giles Simonson.

3. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?
(a) Daniel Parke Custis.
(b) John James Cochran.
(c) Nathaniel David Bryce.
(d) Benjamin Joseph Hargrove.

4. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?
(a) Washington's archived presidential documents.
(b) Papers of Washington's generals.
(c) Washington's newly discovered papers.
(d) Martha Washington's journals.

5. George Washington grew up in which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Ohio.
(c) Maryland.
(d) Massachusetts.

6. Washington was an accomplished __________________.
(a) Poet.
(b) Painter.
(c) Gardener.
(d) Dancer.

7. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 7.
(b) 15.
(c) 22.
(d) 11.

8. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.
(a) Henry Knox.
(b) James Brandywine.
(c) George Morgan.
(d) Philip Lafayette.

9. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?
(a) Distrust within Congress.
(b) Insubordination among his generals.
(c) Rumors of replacing him as the leader of the army.
(d) A bout of pneumonia.

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

11. Washington was a distinguished soldier in the _______________________.
(a) Battle of Brandywine.
(b) Chadwick Campaign.
(c) French and Indian War.
(d) Road to Richmond.

12. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?
(a) None.
(b) 1.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

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

14. Which river did Washington and his men cross during the night for a surprise attack on a Hessian garrison in Trenton?
(a) The Delaware River.
(b) The Princeton River.
(c) The Hudson River.
(d) The Trenton River.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.

2. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.

3. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.

4. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

5. How long was Washington able to hold Manhattan after the British began their offensive?

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