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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Washington found himself __________________ by the poor attitude of the very people he and his soldiers were fighting for.
2. Washington and his army spent the Winter of ________________ in Valley Forge.
3. Which of the following was NOT an issue Washington tended to during most of 1782?
4. Jefferson and Madison created a party known as the ______________________.
5. To deal with his discomfort with strangers, Washington confined social meetings to a weekly ________________ he would hold in his home each Tuesday.
Short Essay Questions
1. What was the irony of Washington's financial status at the time he was to be inaugurated?
2. What impression about himself was Washington very careful about preserving?
3. What did Benedict Arnold do that was a betrayal to the new country?
4. What personal health and family trauma affected Washington soon after he took office?
5. Although they remained friends after the war, what point did Washington and Lafayette disagree on?
6. What was the Society of the Cincinnati?
7. Why was Washington so disgruntled with some of the people he and his soldiers were fighting for?
8. What were some things that Washington did that made people think he was trying to establish a monarchy in America?
9. What were the circumstances in which Washington was elected president?
10. What traditions did Washington create as new President and why were they important to him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Which role did Washington feel was his most important during his life? Which role was most gratifying to Washington in his life? Is there something Washington would have liked to do but never had the chance?
Essay Topic 2
The author uses more than one iteration on the theme of struggle. Identify at least two instances about struggle in the book and then cite examples to support your answers.
Essay Topic 3
WASHINGTON: A LIFE is a classic biography. What does that classification entail? Why does this book fit into this category?
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