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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 27-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following did Washington's men NOT lack at Valley Forge?
(a) Weapons.
(b) Medicine.
(c) Food.
(d) Clothing.

3. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?
(a) Hoboken.
(b) Morristown.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Princeton.

4. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.
(a) Ungrateful son.
(b) Church of England deacon.
(c) County commissioner.
(d) Executor of the Custis estate.

5. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Amused.
(c) Disgruntled.
(d) Confused.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did many townspeople where Washington's army camped refuse to give the soldiers food and clothing?

2. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.

3. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

4. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?

5. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?

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