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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 sufficiently skilled.
(b) They are too costly.
(c) They are not trustworthy.
(d) They do not speak their language.

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

3. In the first chapter, "The Rebels," the author foreshadows upcoming events by initially using what term?
(a) His Highness.
(b) The Admiral.
(c) His Excellency.
(d) The Boss.

4. At what location are the Americans just a few miles from where the British settle on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River?
(a) Fort Greene.
(b) Fort Lee.
(c) Fort Washington.
(d) Fort Delaware.

5. What is one important way the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) Their maintaining their lodging in disarray and constantly soiled.
(b) Their virtual inability to utilize firearms.
(c) Their unwillingness to give their lives to the effort.
(d) Their lack of dedication to the cause in difficult times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?

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

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

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

5. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?

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