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

2. In what month and year was the portrait of George Washington painted?
(a) March, 1793.
(b) July ,1776.
(c) April, 1799.
(d) December, 1789.

3. Which of the following was NOT an issue Washington tended to during most of 1782?
(a) Receiving accolades for his war service.
(b) Getting pay for soldiers.
(c) The fate of British prisoners.
(d) Approving war monuments.

4. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.
(a) Travel.
(b) Scultping.
(c) Women.
(d) Architecture.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington would spend the rest of his life in the role of ___________________________.

2. In 1754, Washington led his troops into which region to fight the French?

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

4. What was Washington's demeanor during the time his portrait was painted?

5. General William Howe was replaced by whom after word of the French treat with the Americans?

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