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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which general asked Washington to be his aide-de-camp because of Washington's frontier experience?
(a) Major General Edward R. Pence.
(b) General Richard Burlingame.
(c) Major General Edward Braddock.
(d) General Frederick N. Burgoyne.

2. Which of the following did NOT plague Washington after the Battle of Saratoga?
(a) Insubordination among his generals.
(b) A bout of pneumonia.
(c) Distrust within Congress.
(d) Rumors of replacing him as the leader of the army.

3. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Absentee.
(b) Dictatorial.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Kind.

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

5. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He could talk about his father with him.
(b) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(c) He managed the farm.
(d) He wanted to learn a trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. On which piece of American currency does George Washington's picture appear?

2. Who was Washington's eldest half-brother with whom he spent a lot of time after his father's death?

3. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?

4. Where did the British troops go after Washington's army drove them out of Boston?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to raise morale among Washington's troops as they struggled to hold New York?

2. What did Washington get involved with as a member of the House of Burgesses during this period of time?

3. Why did Washington find himself deeply in debt because of the reliance on imported British goods?

4. What was the mixed blessing of Washington's marriage to Martha regarding finances?

5. How did the lack of a formal education impact Washington's feelings about himself throughout his life?

6. What impact did Washington's father's death have on his life?

7. How did George and Martha manage the fact that they had no children together and how would this affect his eventual nomination for President of the new country?

8. What purpose did Washington hope that Mount Vernon would serve regarding the perception people had of him?

9. Why was Washington so humble when accepting the role as leader of the Continental Army?

10. Who were George Washington's parents and how many siblings did he have?

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