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Blood of Tyrants Exam

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Question 1
From what were Washington's dentures made?
A
Wood
B
Hippopotamus Ivory
C
Human Teeth
D
A combination of ivory and human teeth
Question 2
What did Washington do immediately after the Revolutionary War?
A
Elected President
B
Proclaimed King
C
Led Congress
D
Retired back to Mount Vernon
Question 3
Which of the following was among Thomas Jefferson's favorite books?
A
The Bible
B
The Illiad
C
Don Quixote
D
War & Peace
Question 4
What did John Adams do before breakfast each morning?
A
Pray
B
Exercise
C
Drink a large tankard of alcoholic cider
D
Write
Question 5
Who coined the phrase “I have not yet begun to fight!”?
A
Orator Patrick Henry
B
"Pirate" John Paul Jones
C
Author Thomas Paine
D
Statesman Samuel Adams
Question 6
Who was called, "the dictator of America?"
A
George Washington
B
King George III
C
Benedict Arnold
D
Seneca Chief Tanacharison
Question 7
Which man was largely responsible for America's great victory at Saratoga?
A
Benedict Arnold
B
George Washington
C
Nathanael Greene
D
Alexander Hamilton
Question 8
Which of the following helped Washington to quell an insurrection among his own soldiers at Newburgh, New York?
A
Guns
B
A renewed British attack
C
A rousing speach
D
A pair of eyeglasses
Question 9
Which of the following did John Adams deem, "ten times more terrible than Britons, Canadians and Indians together"?
A
Loyalists
B
Smallpox
C
Benedict Arnold
D
Southerners
Question 10
George Washington was a gifted:
A
Orator
B
Marksman
C
Swordsman
D
Dancer
Question 11
How did Martha Washington describe her life as the first lady?
A
“It is opportunity to serve my country”
B
“I find it to be a boring bother”
C
“A time to instill manners and virtue onto the Northerners”
D
“I think I am more like a state prisoner than anything else”
Question 12
Washington’s Second in Commander, Charles Lee, was captured while:
A
Visiting a whorehouse in New Jersey
B
Attacking General Cornwallis in New York
C
While at home in Pennsylvania
D
During a spy mission in Connecticut
Question 13
How did Washington welcome his many postwar visitors to Mount Vernon?
A
With a fine meal and warm bed
B
With political conversation
C
He removed the signs pointing to the estate to reduce their numbers.
D
All of the above
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