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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not allow the Hessians the rest they request?
(a) Friedrich Wilhelm II.
(b) Lieutenant Andreas von Wiederholdt.
(c) Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall.
(d) General William Howe.

2. How does the author describe the storm that breaks out on the day of the battle on which this book centers?
(a) A surmountable obstacle.
(b) A minimal obstruction.
(c) A blessing in disguise.
(d) Not an encumbrance.

3. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?
(a) A significant number with criminal pasts.
(b) Discipline.
(c) Purchasing rank levels.
(d) Allowance of wine at meals.

4. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?
(a) French army.
(b) They have no equal.
(c) Hessian army.
(d) Spanish army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other group of individuals plays both sides well during the American Revolutionary War?

2. The American soldiers' determination truly shines through during this whole campaign, and as the author mentions, George Washington's own determination plays what role in their success?

3. What is George Washington's only order to his men throughout their march?

4. The author describes Richard Stockton, as well as members of other notable New Jersey families, as having done what?

5. The British pacification policy runs into problems arising from a lack of supply, and troops commonly doing what?

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