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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. By what margin did Washington win the presidency of the new country?
(a) 25%.
(b) 70%.
(c) Unanimous.
(d) 10%.

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

3. Washington and his army spent the Winter of ________________ in Valley Forge.
(a) 1788.
(b) 1781.
(c) 1773.
(d) 1777.

4. 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.

5. What was the surname of Martha's children?
(a) Custis.
(b) Choate.
(c) Curtis.
(d) Cullen.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which fort was Washington forced to watch the British decimate, forcing his troops to surrender?

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

3. Whom did Washington marry?

4. What placed a huge burden on Washington's precarious finances?

5. Why was Washington envious of Jacky Custis?

(see the answer key)

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