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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Washington hire as a secretary?
(a) John Fitch.
(b) Tobias Lear.
(c) David Humphreys.
(d) James Rumsey.

2. Where did Edmund Charles Genet's warship land?
(a) Richmond, VA.
(b) Philadelphia, PA.
(c) Charleston, SC.
(d) Trenton, NJ.

3. After Washington left New York in 1783, where did he go?
(a) Newburgh.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Annapolis.

4. How many French warships appeared in the New York Harbor in 1793?
(a) Three warships.
(b) Fifteen warships.
(c) Five warships.
(d) Ten warships.

5. What time was dinner usually served at Mount Vernon?
(a) 1:00 p.m.
(b) Noon.
(c) 2:00 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.

6. Who was noted as being an "Anglophobe"?
(a) John Adams.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) George Washington.

7. Who was responsible for representing Washington's government in Paris?
(a) James Monroe.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

8. What state did the Whiskey rebellion take place?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

9. What was Washington's main reason for seeking retirement?
(a) Fear of being killed.
(b) Fear of anarchy.
(c) Loss of mental power.
(d) Low public opinion.

10. What was in the worst shape in Mount Vernon?
(a) The streets.
(b) The church.
(c) Washington's farms.
(d) Washington's house.

11. Who was appointed Minister to Holland?
(a) Thomas Pinckney.
(b) William Short.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Gouverneur Morris

12. Whose resignation did Washington receive on July 31, 1793?
(a) John Jay.
(b) Thomas Jefferson.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

13. From which country did Washington obtain a mule as a gift?
(a) Germany.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Spain.

14. Which city became the temporary capitol of the United States?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) Boston.

15. Who distrusted Washington and was suspicious of Philadelphia society?
(a) Robert Morris.
(b) David Humphreys.
(c) William Maclay.
(d) John Fitch.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Washington feel about Mount Vernon after serving eight years as President?

2. What did Jefferson study while in Europe?

3. Who wrote "the tree of liberty had to be watered by human blood"?

4. What disease plagued Philadelphia in August 1793?

5. What group did the Indians hate the most in 1783?

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