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

2. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?
(a) Mount Vernon.
(b) Twelve Oaks.
(c) Pineview.
(d) Monticello.

3. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?
(a) He had a bad reputation.
(b) He had no one to look up to.
(c) He had to take care of his mother.
(d) He could not go to boarding school.

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

5. Whom did Washington marry?
(a) Ellen Cowen Newell.
(b) Margaret Danbury Weston.
(c) Martha Dandridge Custis.
(d) Alice Spencer Haight.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was George Washington when his father died?

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

3. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?

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

5. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?

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