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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many of the Americans' artillery pieces are lost in George Washington's Delaware River crossing?
(a) Nearly a third.
(b) Almost half.
(c) None.
(d) Virtually all.

2. The confrontation the author describes in "Good Ground" between the Rebels and the combined British and Hessian troops is to be what?
(a) An offensive battle.
(b) A defensive battle.
(c) A partisan resistance battle.
(d) A guerrilla battle.

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

4. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1778.

5. General Washington believes that only 20% of British forces are on Long Island and are ready for battle. In reality, what is this percentage?
(a) 75%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 90%.

Short Answer Questions

1. From a military perspective, what is George Washington concerned about in the attack at Trenton?

2. Following their victory in the surprise attack against the Hessians, the Americans share a spirit that the author describes as what?

3. When do the American troops prepare to cross the Delaware River and invade Trenton?

4. The weather deteriorates as George Washington and his troops proceed, and what type of storm blows in?

5. The author believes that, as the Americans mature as a cohesive unit, they will eventually see the benefits of what?

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