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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Retreat.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to put the Americans down and keep them down, General William Howe feels the British will have to be what?
(a) Very regressive.
(b) Very aggressive.
(c) Very resistant.
(d) Very positive.

2. What is the overall goal of the British in America?
(a) Ensure a victory in the Colonies at any cost.
(b) Flee the Colonies at the earliest possibility.
(c) Achieve Colonial order upon a British war victory.
(d) Restore Colonial peace and order rather than continue a war.

3. Why do the British opt not to hire the Hessian army to serve in the Colonies long before the American Revolution?
(a) They are not sufficiently skilled.
(b) They do not speak their language.
(c) They are not trustworthy.
(d) They are too costly.

4. What is a big issue facing the American rebels?
(a) Lack of courage.
(b) Lack of dedication.
(c) Overload of ammunition supplies.
(d) Lack of enemy intelligence.

5. Where does the Americans' intelligence methodology work better than it had in New York?
(a) Boston.
(b) Harlem.
(c) Harpers Ferry.
(d) Hudson River Valley.

Short Answer Questions

1. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?

2. At what location are the Americans just a few miles from where the British settle on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River?

3. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?

4. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?

5. What do the British intend to do following their confrontation with the Americans on the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson River?

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