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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Within a few months of taking office, Washington became ill with a tumor ________________ that had to be excised by a surgeon.
(a) On his back.
(b) On his leg.
(c) On his kidney.
(d) Behind his ear.

3. Where did Washington slip away to while on his way to survey the battles taking place in the South?
(a) Harper's Ferry.
(b) Monticello.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Greenbrier.

4. What was the state of Mount Vernon when Washington returned from war?
(a) Pristine.
(b) Lush.
(c) Decimated.
(d) Somewhat neglected.

5. What did Washington attend before leaving Philadelphia for retirement?
(a) The opening of the White House.
(b) Adams' inauguration.
(c) The launch of the U.S.S. Washington.
(d) The State of the Union address.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.

2. Jefferson and Madison argued that Hamilton's Federalists supported ____________________ in America.

3. 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?

4. What did Washington help plan while at the location in #102?

5. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?

Short Essay Questions

1. What impression about himself was Washington very careful about preserving?

2. What did Benedict Arnold do that was a betrayal to the new country?

3. Why was the Winter of 1779 similar to the one spent at Valley Forge for Washington and his men?

4. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?

5. Which important battle would lead to the surrender of the British Army?

6. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?

7. When did Washington leave the office of President and return to Mount Vernon as a private citizen?

8. What were some of the hardships Washington's men suffered at Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777?

9. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?

10. What did Washington do after he took the oath of office as president?

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