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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. What was the name of the farm inherited by Washington's eldest half-brother?
(a) Monticello.
(b) Pineview.
(c) Mount Vernon.
(d) Twelve Oaks.

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

3. Why would Washington feel inadequate around people all his life?
(a) He started to go bald at an early age.
(b) The lack of a formal education.
(c) He had wooden teeth.
(d) He was so much taller than everyone else.

4. Who was the woman Washington held a mildly flirtatious relationship with for many years?
(a) Peggy Granson.
(b) Sally Fairfax.
(c) Jemma Maddox.
(d) Cecily Clintock.

5. Washington saw himself as a/an _________________ slaveholder.
(a) Dictatorial.
(b) Absentee.
(c) Uninvolved.
(d) Kind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Washington's home?

2. After the royal governor disbanded the House of Burgesses for the second time, Washington and several other men met secretly and agreed to ______________________.

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

4. Washington's seat in the House of Burgesses gained him __________________________.

5. Who did Washington decide to marry?

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