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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Washington in His Landscapes, A New Call to Arms and A Virginian in Yankee-Land.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Washington marry?
(a) Mary Dandridge Custis.
(b) Sally Fairfax.
(c) Betsy Ross.
(d) Martha Dandridge Custis.

2. What cash crop did Washington rely on for the most profit?
(a) Beans.
(b) Corn.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Sugar cane.

3. Who was installed as the British officer in charge of American forces in 1754?
(a) General Edward Braddock.
(b) Lord Cornwallis.
(c) Lord Loundoun.
(d) King George III.

4. What was George Washington's most prominent relative's occupation?
(a) Cobbler.
(b) Sea trader.
(c) War general.
(d) Blacksmith.

5. What state was George Washington born?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Delaware.
(d) Pennsylvania.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year did the First Continental Congress meet?

2. Where did Washington buy his best clothes?

3. What did Washington invent after determining the amount of grains in a bushel of timothy?

4. Who was Thomas Mifflin?

5. To whom did Washington sell his extra produce?

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