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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?
(a) He is convinced 99% of the success.
(b) He is certain of the success.
(c) He is unsure of the success.
(d) He is relatively sure of the success.

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

3. What do the British learn after mastering the skill of marching?
(a) Physical exercise.
(b) Hand-to-hand combat.
(c) Use of weapons.
(d) Reconnaissance.

4. The British military is very organized and feels training makes a significant contribution to what?
(a) Morse Code.
(b) Preservation of order.
(c) Flag signaling.
(d) Scholastic apptitude.

5. "Washington's Crossing" concerns what river?
(a) Potomac.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

1. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?

2. How extensively do the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?

3. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?

4. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?

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

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