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

2. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?
(a) Canadian.
(b) Hessian only.
(c) British only.
(d) All opposed to the Americans.

3. The Hessian system of discipline differs from that of the British in that the Hessians make greater use of what?
(a) Requiring extra drill practice.
(b) Corporal punishment.
(c) Royal legal system.
(d) Uniform Code of Military Justice.

4. The officers of the Hessian army all believe in hierarchy, order, and what else?
(a) The Protestant ethic.
(b) Roman Catholicism.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Low, leather boots without tassels.

5. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?
(a) Hand-to-hand fighting skills.
(b) Marksmanship.
(c) Marital status.
(d) Expertise with knives and sabers.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of concept is the British light infantry?

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

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

4. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?

5. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

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