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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. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Appotomax.
(c) Raleigh.
(d) Princeton.

2. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The death of Washington prior to the end of the war.
(b) The struggles in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the Carolinas.
(c) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(d) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.

3. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Thomas Paine.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

4. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Boston.
(d) Trenton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?

2. Until the point in "Washington's Crossing" where the Americans cross the river and make a surprise attack, they suffer what types of defeat?

3. The Hessian system of discipline differs from that of the British in that the Hessians make greater use of what?

4. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?

5. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?

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