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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Until the point in "Washington's Crossing" where the Americans cross the river and make a surprise attack, they suffer what types of defeat?
(a) Many crushing.
(b) Some moderate.
(c) Few serious.
(d) Only one light.

2. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?
(a) Manhatten.
(b) Long Island.
(c) Staten Island.
(d) Brooklyn.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a big issue facing the American rebels?

2. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?

3. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?

4. While officers of the Hessian army all have specific beliefs, by what are these men defined?

5. The author believes that, as the Americans mature as a cohesive unit, they will eventually see the benefits of what?

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