1. For whom was General Robert E. Lee named?
a. His maternal grandfather.
b. His paternal grandfather.
c. Both his grandfathers.
d. His mother's favorite brothers.
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2. Charles Carter stated his original opposition to the marriage of his daughter Ann to Henry Lee was based on Lee's:
a. profligacy.
b. role in the Whiskey Rebellion.
c. plan to join the French Revolution.
d. investment in the Potomac Canal.
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3. Ann Lee's inquiry as to the availability of the house at 607 Oronoco Street was addressed to:
a. Mrs. Fendall.
b. Mrs. Fendall's Son, Phillip.
c. William Fitzhugh.
d. Mrs. Alexander.
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4. Boyhood Home builder, John Potts, Jr,, came to the attention of George Washington when his father:
a. sent him to Washington to be trained in surveying.
b. became secretary of the Potomac Canal Company.
c. placed guns commanding Boston harbor.
d. cast cannon for the American Revolution.
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5. In 1785, George Washington's efforts on the Potomac Canal led to the Mount Vernon Compact:
a. placing the Federal City at the falls of the Potomac.
b. eliminating Canal tolls.
c. establishing what became George Washington University.
d. guaranteeing free trade on the Potomac River.
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6. David Silvette's pastel of cadet Lee was done in about
a. 1826.
b. 1838.
c. 1870.
d. 1958.
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7. The Museum front door held the original lock installed for John Potts, which was:
a. made from a Hessian cannon.
b. manufactured in Matildaville.
c. imported from Ireland.
d. installed upside down.
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8. At this time each year the Museum was preparing for the October celebration of:
a. Robert E. Lee's birthday.
b. Henry Lee's birthday.
c. the Fitzhugh-Custis wedding.
d. Lafayette's 1824 visit.
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9. During the time the Lees lived in the Home it was part of:
a. the District of Columbia.
b. Maryland.
c. Virginia.
d. none of the above.
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10. From the Home's staircase window, William Fitzhugh would watch:
a. young Robert Lee at play.
b. busy traffic on Washington Street.
c. construction of the "Federal City."
d. workers in his fields, which stretched to the river.
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11. The 1945 in-Home wedding of Archibald Macleish's daughter was attended by:
a. a member of the Supreme Court.
b. the British Ambassador.
c. the Secretary of the Interior.
d. all of the above.
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12. Robert's tutor, Benjamin Hallowell, was a Quaker from:
a. Baltimore.
b. Boston.
c. New York.
d. Philadephia.
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13. George Washington saw the Potomac Canal as a means of:
a. controlling Potomac river flooding.
b. preventing river bank erosion.
c. binding the North and the South.
d. linking the East and the West.
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14. During the Revolutionary War campaigns in the Carolinas and Georgia, Light-Horse Harry Lee served under General:
a. Hugh Grant.
b. Horatio Gates.
c. Benjamin Lincoln.
d. Nathanael Greene.
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15. In April of each year the Lee Boyhood Home Museum took part in:
a. the Scottish walk.
b. April fool's day parties.
c. the Alexandria Garden tour.
d. the Candlelight tour.
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16. Ann Hill Carter Lee's great-grandfather,Robert Carter (1663 -1732), established the family fortune through:
a. numerous inventions.
b. dealing with the native Americans.
c. service as land agent.
d. ship building.
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17.In the family of Light-Horse Harry and Ann Hill Carter Lee, Robert was the:
a. eldest child.
b. eldest son.
c. youngest son.
d. youngest child.
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18.The Boyhood Home property originally occupied half the city block. The open space was used primarily for:
a. a food garden.
b. stabling horses.
c. entertaining.
d. rental to the academy next door.
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19. What distinction did older brother Smith Lee share with Robert E. Lee?
a. Both were Confederate generals.
b. Both commanded a U. S. military academy.
c. Both were accomplished horsemen.
d. Both graduated at the top of their college class.
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20. We are indebted to Banjamin Hallowell, who lived next door, for the account of:
a. Lafayete's visit.
b. Robert's childhood.
c. the British occupation of Alexandria.
d. the wedding of Mary Lee Fitzhugh and George Washington Parke Custis.
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How did you do?
20-18 right = Robert's brother/sister
17-16 right = son/daughter
15-14 right = first cousin
13-12 right = second cousin
11-00 right = unrelated.