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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. General William Howe was replaced by whom after word of the French treat with the Americans?
(a) General James Lattimore.
(b) General Henry Fairfax.
(c) General Henry Clinton.
(d) General William Burgoyne.

2. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?
(a) Washington's newly discovered papers.
(b) Papers of Washington's generals.
(c) Washington's archived presidential documents.
(d) Martha Washington's journals.

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

4. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Elizabeth Lafayette.
(b) Sally Fairfax.
(c) Jane Hemings.
(d) Martha Custis.

5. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?
(a) Paul Revere's Ride.
(b) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(c) The Boston Tea Party.
(d) The Continental Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?

2. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.

3. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.

4. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.

5. Washington and his army spent the Winter of ________________ in Valley Forge.

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