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

2. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1778.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1775.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After what battle has General William Howe essentially given up?

2. The author believes that, as the Americans mature as a cohesive unit, they will eventually see the benefits of what?

3. The Hessian army is comprised of what type of soldiers?

4. In order to put the Americans down and keep them down, General William Howe feels the British will have to be what?

5. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?

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