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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Boston.
(c) Hartford.
(d) New York.

3. What type of concept is the British light infantry?
(a) Ancient.
(b) Practiced only by British marines.
(c) New.
(d) Since early 1500s.

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

5. Who expands the Hessian army?
(a) Wilhelm Karl Friedrich II.
(b) Andreas von Wiederholdt II.
(c) Johann Gottlieb II.
(d) Friedrich Wilhelm II.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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