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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. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.
(a) Virginia.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Maryland.
(d) America.

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

3. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?
(a) General Frederick N. Burgoyne.
(b) Major General Edward Braddock.
(c) General Richard Burlingame.
(d) Major General Edward R. Pence.

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

5. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?
(a) Gamble Stockstill.
(b) Gilbert Stuart.
(c) Giles Simonson.
(d) Gerard Stillwell.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Washington marry?

2. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?

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

4. Who was George Washington's mother?

5. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.

(see the answer key)

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