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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what battle do the Americans lose New York to their enemy?
(a) Fort Albany.
(b) Fort Lewis.
(c) Fort Washington.
(d) Fort Lee.

2. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?
(a) Discipline.
(b) Allowance of wine at meals.
(c) A significant number with criminal pasts.
(d) Purchasing rank levels.

3. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?
(a) Early September.
(b) July.
(c) August.
(d) June.

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

5. 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 Bunker Hill.
(b) The Battle of Yorktown.
(c) The Battle of Trenton.
(d) The Battle of Long Island.

Short Answer Questions

1. "Washington's Crossing" is a story about which war?

2. Initially, General Washington and his remaining troops flee Long Island to what location?

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

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?

5. According to the author, during the American's retreat following their defeat in New York, how do the rebels behave?

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