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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To deal with his discomfort with strangers, Washington confined social meetings to a weekly ________________ he would hold in his home each Tuesday.
(a) Card party.
(b) Brunch.
(c) Levee.
(d) Cocktail party.

2. In what city did Washington serve as the president of the new country?
(a) Baltimore.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

3. Which person close to Washington died at the end of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Martha.
(b) Jacky.
(c) Lee.
(d) Patsy.

4. Which of the following was NOT strained when Washington was forced to entertain so many visitors after the war?
(a) War stories.
(b) Finances.
(c) Sense of self.
(d) Patience.

5. In the Spring of 1780, Cornwallis and Clinton took a flotilla to ______________________.
(a) South Carolina.
(b) North Carolina.
(c) Virginia.
(d) New York.

6. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?
(a) The Boston Tea Party.
(b) The Battle of Yorktown.
(c) The Declaration of Independence.
(d) The blueprints for the White House.

7. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?
(a) Nathanael Greene.
(b) Wallace Fairfax.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

8. Washington was involved in the design and construction of the ______________________.
(a) Captiol building.
(b) Brooklyn Bridge.
(c) Washington monument.
(d) Statue of Liberty.

9. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.
(a) Disgruntled.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Confused.
(d) Amused.

10. Washington was chronically in debt because _______________________.
(a) He was extremely generous to charities.
(b) He extensively traveled the world.
(c) Martha spent too much on new clothes.
(d) He lived beyond his means.

11. Washington learned that Benedict Arnold had been conspiring with the British to capture ____________________.
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York.
(c) Washington.
(d) West Point.

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

13. Why did Washington agree to host so many visitors at Mount Vernon after the war?
(a) He wanted to present a good image for posterity.
(b) He was trying to sway voters.
(c) He hoped to get lucrative donations.
(d) He enjoyed telling his war stories.

14. Jefferson and Madison created a party known as the ______________________.
(a) Republicans.
(b) Nationalists.
(c) Agriculturalists.
(d) Patriots.

15. What did Washington look forward to doing after the war?
(a) Becoming a private citizen.
(b) Traveling to Africa.
(c) Meeting the King of France.
(d) Running for President.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington struggled all his life with ________________ problems.

2. Washington had to borrow _________________ to attend his own inauguration as First President of the United States.

3. Within a few months of taking office, Washington became ill with a tumor ________________ that had to be excised by a surgeon.

4. How old was the person in #105 when he/she died in 1781?

5. By what margin did Washington win the presidency of the new country?

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