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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. How many children did Washington and Martha have of their own?
(a) 1.
(b) None.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

2. How many resolutions were presented in #46?
(a) 31.
(b) 35.
(c) 24.
(d) 17.

3. Who did Washington decide to marry?
(a) Sally Fairfax.
(b) Martha Custis.
(c) Jane Hemings.
(d) Elizabeth Lafayette.

4. When Washington married Martha, the slave population at Mount Vernon ____________________.
(a) Tripled.
(b) More than doubled.
(c) Decreased by half.
(d) Was eliminated.

5. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.
(a) A substantial amount of land.
(b) A good standing in the community.
(c) A fortune.
(d) Some enemies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the greatest impact on Washington's life regarding his father's death?

2. Who was the artist who painted Washington's portrait that appears on American currency?

3. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?

4. Whom did Washington marry?

5. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?

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