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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. Why do the British opt not to hire the Hessian army to serve in the Colonies long before the American Revolution?
(a) They are not trustworthy.
(b) They are not sufficiently skilled.
(c) They do not speak their language.
(d) They are too costly.

3. What is a big issue facing the American rebels?
(a) Lack of enemy intelligence.
(b) Overload of ammunition supplies.
(c) Lack of dedication.
(d) Lack of courage.

4. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?
(a) The Battle of Long Island.
(b) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(c) The Battle of Yorktown.
(d) The Battle of Trenton.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?

2. General Washington believes that only 20% of British forces are on Long Island and are ready for battle. In reality, what is this percentage?

3. What do the people view Washington as being?

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

5. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows which battles?

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