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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 did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He wanted to learn a trade.
(b) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(c) He managed the farm.
(d) He could talk about his father with him.

2. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 2.

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

4. When did Washington inherit Mount Vernon?
(a) When his father died.
(b) When his mother died.
(c) When he turned twenty-one.
(d) When his brother's wife and sister died.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which army did Washington join in 1754?

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

4. Who was George Washington's father?

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

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