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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the rookie soldiers respond to the leader at the battle at New York City?
(a) The soldiers fled and panicked.
(b) The soldiers fought like warriors.
(c) The soldiers disrespected the new leader.
(d) The soldiers launched a suprise attack.

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

3. What did Washington warn his troops about as he settled them into their winter quarters?
(a) A hurricane.
(b) A British attack.
(c) An eclipse.
(d) Anarchy.

4. When Washington returned to New York City, what did the British do?
(a) The British surrendered.
(b) The British retreated.
(c) The British openly attacked the Continental Army.
(d) The British launched a suprise attack.

5. After returning to Mount Vernon, what did Flexner state Washington invested his time in?
(a) He farmed.
(b) He bred rabbits.
(c) He bred cows and horses.
(d) He bred horses and hound dogs.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the greatest combat general in the war according to Washington?

2. What did Congress request regarding supplies for the Continental Army?

3. What art did George Washington learn as a teenager?

4. What year did the Second Continental Congress meet?

5. What state was George Washington born?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Washington struggle placing Arnold at West Point?

2. Describe Horatio Gates appearance.

3. Why did George Washington dislike Thomas Conway?

4. How did Martha Washington support her husband?

5. Who was General Nathanael Green?

6. What were George Washington's feelings about Sally Fairfax?

7. Describe George Washington's childhood home.

8. What was the source of Washington's excitement in July of 1778?

9. How did George Washington feel about slavery?

10. Describe the British encampment in Germantown.

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