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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, The General: Chapters 27-37.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many children did the woman have when she married Washington?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What is a flotilla?
(a) A formation of small warships.
(b) A unit of men.
(c) A cannon.
(d) A weapons wagon.

3. How old was the person in #105 when he/she died in 1781?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 62.
(d) 26.

4. Why was Jacky Custis not motivated to get an education?
(a) He knew he would inherit his father's estate one day.
(b) He was basically a person with no ambition.
(c) He didn't think he needed one to become a farmer.
(d) He knew his stepfather would take care of him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Washington do with a copy of the Declaration of Independence when it arrived when he was in New York with his troops?

2. George Washington grew up in which state?

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

4. Washington found himself deeply in debt because of his extravagant lifestyle and the ______________________.

5. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.

(see the answer key)

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