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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

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 was so much taller than everyone else.
(c) He had wooden teeth.
(d) The lack of a formal education.

2. In the Fall of 1777, Washington wasted men and ammunition in attempting to take a British stronghold called _____________________.
(a) Chew house.
(b) Fairfax.
(c) Danbury Creek.
(d) Saratoga Springs.

3. On July 4, 1775, Congress created the _________________________.
(a) Continental Army.
(b) Thirteen states.
(c) Bill of Rights.
(d) Declaration of Independence.

4. On the night of September 14-15, five British ships dropped anchor in ___________________, demolishing American defenses.
(a) Oyster Bay.
(b) Algonquin Bay.
(c) Kip's Bay.
(d) Sheepshead Bay.

5. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

6. How many children did Washington's father have with his first wife?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

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

8. In the Summer of 1777, the British made a move toward __________________, so Washington moved his army quickly into the city.
(a) Princeton.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Albany.
(d) Richmond.

9. Which army did Washington join in 1754?
(a) British.
(b) Indian.
(c) American.
(d) French.

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

11. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Sally Fairfax.
(b) Elizabeth Lafayette.
(c) Jane Hemings.
(d) Martha Custis.

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

13. In which New Jersey city did Washington and his men spend the winter of 1777?
(a) Hoboken.
(b) Morristown.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Princeton.

14. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.
(a) Taxes levied on the colonists by the British.
(b) Sale of part of Mount Vernon.
(c) Purchase of field slaves.
(d) Loss of his inheritance.

15. Washington's father had _______________ children with Washington's mother.
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?

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

4. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

5. Which of the following did Washington NOT provide for his slaves?

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