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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After what battle has General William Howe essentially given up?
(a) Yorktown.
(b) Bunker Hill.
(c) Trenton.
(d) Long Island.

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

3. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?
(a) Specific skills.
(b) Use of the telegraph.
(c) How to hunt and cook.
(d) How to swim.

4. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?
(a) All opposed to the Americans.
(b) Canadian.
(c) Hessian only.
(d) British only.

5. The author's mentioning of Congress' taking steps toward a system of separate legislative and executive powers foreshadows what?
(a) The foreshadowing of voting rights regardless of sex or race.
(b) The foundation of a democratic form of American government.
(c) The foundation of a republican form of American government.
(d) The foundation of checks and balances for the current government.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?

2. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?

3. What factor plays a significant role in British military training?

4. What do the people view Washington as being?

5. Rather than a retreat from New York, how does General Washington view the maneuver?

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