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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4, The Statesman: Chapters 38-45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was NOT an issue that Washington battled with Congress over?
(a) The need for more soldiers.
(b) The need for more supplies.
(c) The right to choose his own generals.
(d) The need to change the color of uniforms.

2. Washington found himself in the middle of a controversy as the president of the _______________________ when it came out that membership included a hereditary clause.
(a) Masons.
(b) Society of Cincinnati.
(c) Knights of Columbus.
(d) Republican party.

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?
(a) He had it read to his men.
(b) He sent it back to the writers with some edits.
(c) He framed it and hung it in his office.
(d) He burned it.

4. In the Fall on 1755, Washington was made supreme commander of all military forces in _______________.
(a) Virginia.
(b) America.
(c) Maryland.
(d) South Carolina.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington was a distinguished soldier in the _______________________.

2. Who was George Washington's father?

3. Washington organized his own group of aides to include Captain Alexander Hamilton and____________________.

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

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

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