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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. Which office did Washington run for and win?
(a) A seat in the Frederick County House of Burgesses.
(b) Mayor of Cornwall.
(c) A seat on the Richmond, Virginia, town council.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

2. How many children did Washington's father have with his first wife?
(a) 4.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?
(a) Cecily Clintock.
(b) Peggy Granson.
(c) Sally Fairfax.
(d) Jemma Maddox.

4. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?
(a) July ,1776.
(b) April, 1799.
(c) March, 1793.
(d) December, 1789.

5. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.
(a) Architecture.
(b) Travel.
(c) Scultping.
(d) Women.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.

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

3. Washington pursued a career as a/an ___________________ when his mother denied his joining the Royal Navy.

4. Whom did Washington marry?

5. What was the fort that Washington and his men used in the campaign against the French in 1754?

(see the answer key)

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