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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What was the name of Washington's home?
(a) Monticello.
(b) Fairfax Glen.
(c) White House Farm.
(d) Mount Vernon.

5. Washington lost most of his support in Congress with the loss of which city?
(a) Saratoga Springs.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Albany.

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

7. What was the outcome of the resolutions presented to the Fairfax County committee?
(a) The Virginia Resolves.
(b) The Fairfax Resolves.
(c) The Virginia Resolves.
(d) The Patriot Resolves.

8. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?
(a) Pineview.
(b) Twelve Oaks.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Monticello.

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

10. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?
(a) 1744.
(b) 1759.
(c) 1776.
(d) 1767.

11. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.
(a) Major Benjamin Greene.
(b) Lt. Colonel Nathanael Fairfax.
(c) Captain Henry Stanton.
(d) Marquis de Lafayette.

12. When Washington married the woman in #53, he became a very wealthy man by appearances only because much of the money was set aside for _________________________.
(a) The military.
(b) Taxes.
(c) Her children.
(d) The county.

13. How old was George Washington when his father died?
(a) 22.
(b) 7.
(c) 11.
(d) 15.

14. Two Northern generals who played an important part in Washington's future were Nathanael Greene and _______.
(a) James Brandywine.
(b) Philip Lafayette.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) George Morgan.

15. By what nickname was Washington's stepson, John Parke Custis, known?
(a) J.P.
(b) John Boy.
(c) Johnnie.
(d) Jacky.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington was an accomplished __________________.

2. Which office did Washington run for and win?

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

4. Eight thousand ____________________ mercenaries joined the British army while Washington tried to hold New York.

5. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?

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