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

2. What was the French stronghold in the Ohio Valley?
(a) Fort Orleans.
(b) Fort Beaulieu.
(c) Fort Lafayette.
(d) Fort Duquesne.

3. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?
(a) Michigan woods.
(b) Ohio Country.
(c) Georgia wetlands.
(d) Virginia hills.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Washington's eldest half-brother with whom he spent a lot of time after his father's death?

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

3. What was Washington's demeanor during the time his portrait was painted?

4. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?

5. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?

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