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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The President: Chapters 46-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is a flotilla?
(a) A cannon.
(b) A weapons wagon.
(c) A unit of men.
(d) A formation of small warships.

2. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.
(a) Malaria.
(b) Influenza.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Epilepsy.

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

4. Washington and his army spent the Winter of ________________ in Valley Forge.
(a) 1788.
(b) 1773.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1781.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Which family member of his died while Washington was ill from the tumor?

2. By what margin did Washington win the presidency of the new country?

3. Who did Washington appoint as Chief Justice to the Supreme Court?

4. How many attempts did it take Washington to imprison Benedict Arnold?

5. Which of the Founding Fathers achieved a pair of treaties with France, boosting morale at Valley Forge?

(see the answer key)

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