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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Mental Confusion, Politics at Sunset, Washington and Slavery and Death of a Hero.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who died on the day Washington began his vacation in 1781?
(a) Martha Washington.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Daniel Parke Custis.
(d) John Parke Custis.

2. How did Washington feel about Mount Vernon after serving eight years as President?
(a) Washington believed Mount Vernon was a great place to continue living.
(b) Washington loved Mount Vernon.
(c) Washington felt like a stranger in his own land.
(d) Washington felt that Mount Vernon never changed.

3. Washington's secret attack strategy was similar to which group?
(a) The French.
(b) The Germans.
(c) The Indians.
(d) The British.

4. What art did George Washington learn as a teenager?
(a) Painting.
(b) Fighting.
(c) Singing.
(d) Surveying.

5. How many slaves did Martha Washington support after George Washington died?
(a) 200 slaves.
(b) 300 slaves.
(c) 500 slaves.
(d) 100 slaves.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Washington chosen for his first military experience?

2. What city did Washington ask his cabinet to meet?

3. What city's newspaper did Washington release his farewell address?

4. Who became the new Attorney General after the death of William Bradford?

5. Which division of American society contained rocky fields with no agricultural aristocracy?

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