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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. Which army did Washington join in 1754?
(a) American.
(b) British.
(c) Indian.
(d) French.

2. Who was the first husband of Washington's wife?
(a) Benjamin Joseph Hargrove.
(b) Nathaniel David Bryce.
(c) Daniel Parke Custis.
(d) John James Cochran.

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

4. George and Martha Washington married in January of what year?
(a) 1767.
(b) 1744.
(c) 1759.
(d) 1776.

5. Why did Washington like spending so much time with his eldest half-brother at his farm?
(a) He managed the farm.
(b) He wanted to escape his critical mother.
(c) He could talk about his father with him.
(d) He wanted to learn a trade.

Short Answer Questions

1. Throughout his life, Washington would have a fascination with _______________.

2. What was the outcome of the resolutions presented to the Fairfax County committee?

3. Washington was an accomplished __________________.

4. What was the surname of Martha's children?

5. What does Ron Chernow base this book on George Washington?

(see the answer key)

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