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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, The Planter: Chapters 9-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington quickly became aware of the difficulty of _____________________________.
(a) Editing a newspaper.
(b) Running a farm.
(c) Raising stepchildren.
(d) Relying on imports from Britain.

2. What came along with Washington's marriage to Martha?
(a) A substantial estate for her children.
(b) Restrictions of a family.
(c) The stigma of divorce.
(d) Love he had never experienced before.

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

4. Washington's stepdaughter, Patsy, died from a bout of _________________.
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Epilepsy.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Influenza.

5. Washington met with ____________________ who presented him with resolutions to be presented to the Fairfax County committee.
(a) Colonel James Todd.
(b) Colonel William Jeffries.
(c) Colonel Henry Madison.
(d) Colonel George Mason.

Short Answer Questions

1. Washington looked to his home as a way of creating for himself the appearance of a_______________________.

2. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?

3. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?

4. Who did Washington decide to marry?

5. Who was George Washington's mother?

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