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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. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?
(a) Demonstrating courage, conviction, and traits of a gentleman.
(b) Fighting harder, resisting longer, and refusing to yield.
(c) Carousing and gambling, indicating he cares little going forward.
(d) Praying, reading his Bible, and baptizing fellow soldiers.

2. In the first chapter, "The Rebels," the author foreshadows upcoming events by initially using what term?
(a) His Excellency.
(b) The Admiral.
(c) The Boss.
(d) His Highness.

3. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?
(a) Fellow troops in his regiment.
(b) Fellow troops in his squad.
(c) Fellow citizens of his home village or town.
(d) Fellow members in his family.

4. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?
(a) The British will never concede.
(b) The British are already defeated.
(c) Winning the battle means they will win the war.
(d) They will not lose with the support of the Hessians.

5. How are Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe related?
(a) Uncle and nephew.
(b) Step-brothers.
(c) First cousins.
(d) Brothers.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?

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

4. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?

5. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?

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