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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Initially, General Washington and his remaining troops flee Long Island to what location?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Queens.
(c) The Bronx.
(d) Manhattan.

2. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?
(a) Thomas Paine.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

3. General William Howe feels he knows something else. What is it?
(a) Under sufficient pressure, the rebels will concede to the King's troops.
(b) The rebels will be willing to negotiate with the King's troops.
(c) The rebels will never see eye to eye with the King's troops.
(d) The rebels will join the King's troops in opposition to the Hessians.

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

5. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.
(b) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(c) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.
(d) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people view Washington as being?

2. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?

3. The Hessian system of discipline differs from that of the British in that the Hessians make greater use of what?

4. Who expands the Hessian army?

5. The officers of the Hessian army all believe in hierarchy, order, and what else?

(see the answer key)

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