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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Good Ground.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?
(a) Early September.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) August.

2. How often during the operation to which the title of the book refers (i.e., Washington's Crossing,) does George Washington believe his forces are unable to win?
(a) Frequently.
(b) Never.
(c) The entire time.
(d) Several times.

3. The American destination in reference to the title of the book is originally what?
(a) Tuckahoe.
(b) Known only to the officers.
(c) Kept secret.
(d) Princeton.

4. How extensively do the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) In few ways.
(b) In a moderate number of ways.
(c) In virtually all ways.
(d) In many ways.

5. In the chapter entitled "Good Ground," the author states Americans expect an attack in great strength by combined British and Hessian troops, so they decide it would be best to have it where?
(a) Teterboro.
(b) Trenton.
(c) Tennent.
(d) Taylortown.

Short Answer Questions

1. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?

2. Between the troops, weapons, and supplies they need to get across the Delaware River prior to the attack, how far behind does traveling in the storm put the Americans?

3. The American objective following their victory over the Hessians at Trenton, regardless of ease of defense, is to entice the enemy into an assault where?

4. The confrontation the author describes in "Good Ground" between the Rebels and the combined British and Hessian troops is to be what?

5. George Washington's surprise victory over the Hessians causes British commanders to lose their initiative over the course of how long?

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