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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Hessians.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the first British battalions to land?
(a) Grenadiers, then light infantry.
(b) Light infantry, then grenadiers.
(c) Cavalry, then light infantry.
(d) Light infantry, then heavy artillery.

2. While officers of the Hessian army all have specific beliefs, by what are these men defined?
(a) Aristocracy and wealth.
(b) Honor and aristocracy.
(c) Courage and honor.
(d) Courage and wealth.

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

4. 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) Uniform Code of Military Justice.
(c) Royal legal system.
(d) Corporal punishment.

5. Until the point in "Washington's Crossing" where the Americans cross the river and make a surprise attack, they suffer what types of defeat?
(a) Only one light.
(b) Many crushing.
(c) Some moderate.
(d) Few serious.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?

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

3. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?

4. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?

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

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