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

2. What is one important way the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) Their unwillingness to give their lives to the effort.
(b) Their lack of dedication to the cause in difficult times.
(c) Their maintaining their lodging in disarray and constantly soiled.
(d) Their virtual inability to utilize firearms.

3. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?
(a) The middle-class.
(b) Hesse, a province in western Russia.
(c) The aristocracy.
(d) Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.

4. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?
(a) Sporadically.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Alternating days.
(d) Daily.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?

2. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?

3. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?

4. What is the result of the strong demonstration in which General William Howe participates that is intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?

5. In the first chapter, "The Rebels," the author foreshadows upcoming events by initially using what term?

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