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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the people view Washington as being?
(a) A poor military leader.
(b) Strictly a politician.
(c) A true leader.
(d) Best suited to plantation management.

3. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?
(a) Southern delegates insist on a North Carolinian.
(b) Southern delegates insist on a Georgian.
(c) Northern delegates insist on a Pennsylvanian.
(d) Southern delegates insist on a Virginian.

4. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?
(a) Somewhat quickly.
(b) Very rapidly.
(c) Steadily.
(d) Slowly.

5. "Washington's Crossing" is a story about which war?
(a) American Revolutionary.
(b) Mexican.
(c) Spanish-American.
(d) French and Indian.

Short Answer Questions

1. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?

2. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?

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

4. How does British military training compare with that of the American Revolutionaries?

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

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