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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) Courage and honor.
(b) Aristocracy and wealth.
(c) Courage and wealth.
(d) Honor and aristocracy.

2. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?
(a) Low food supplies.
(b) Lack of boats with shallow water access.
(c) Low munitions supplies.
(d) Bad weather.

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

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

5. According to the author, during the American's retreat following their defeat in New York, how do the rebels behave?
(a) Like a beaten army in flight.
(b) Unlike a beaten army in skirmishes along the road.
(c) In full resistance to the British and Hessians.
(d) In stubborn resistance when they are nearly in equal opposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the people view Washington as being?

2. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

3. How extensively do the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?

4. Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe are stationed in the Colonies by whose orders?

5. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?

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