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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 6, The Legacy: Chapters 64-67.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington was an accomplished __________________.
(a) Painter.
(b) Gardener.
(c) Dancer.
(d) Poet.

2. Who did Washington appoint as his Secretary of the Treasury?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Wallace Fairfax.
(c) Henry Knox.
(d) Nathanael Greene.

3. Who helped Washington write his farewell address which was run in several newspapers in 1796?
(a) Jefferson.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) Adams.
(d) Knox.

4. 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) Greenbrier.
(d) Mount Vernon.

5. Washington was chronically in debt because _______________________.
(a) He extensively traveled the world.
(b) He was extremely generous to charities.
(c) Martha spent too much on new clothes.
(d) He lived beyond his means.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom did Washington demand to have as his second-in-command in a new army?

2. What was the name of the treaty John Jay reached with the British that angered the American people?

3. On what day did Washington die?

4. Who was the commander of West Point in the Fall of 1780?

5. Why did Washington agree to host so many visitors at Mount Vernon after the war?

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