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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 5, The President: Chapters 46-63.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Washington put efforts toward preserving after the war?
(a) His friendships.
(b) His uniforms.
(c) His war papers.
(d) His weapons.

2. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?
(a) Martha Washington's journals.
(b) Washington's newly discovered papers.
(c) Washington's archived presidential documents.
(d) Papers of Washington's generals.

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

4. What is a flotilla?
(a) A weapons wagon.
(b) A cannon.
(c) A unit of men.
(d) A formation of small warships.

5. What event occurred which sent shockwaves through the colonies after the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses?
(a) The Boston Tea Party.
(b) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(c) The Continental Congress.
(d) Paul Revere's Ride.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Washington reluctant to support in the early years of his Presidency?

2. Which of the following was NOT among Washington's strongest supporters at one time, but who now wrote negative essays about him which were published?

3. Which office did Washington run for and win?

4. Washington was involved in the design and construction of the ______________________.

5. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?

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