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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Prelude: The Portrait Artist and Part 1, The Frontiersman: Chpaters 1-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington was born to a family of men who ____________________.
(a) Died young.
(b) Were artists.
(c) Worked in law.
(d) Became politicians.

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

3. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?
(a) He had wooden teeth.
(b) He started to go bald at an early age.
(c) The lack of a formal education.
(d) He was so much taller than everyone else.

4. George Washington grew up in which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Ohio.
(d) Maryland.

5. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 15.
(b) 11.
(c) 22.
(d) 7.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which army did Washington join in 1754?

2. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

3. Who was George Washington's father?

4. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?

5. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

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