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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The officers of the Hessian army all believe in hierarchy, order, and what else?
(a) The Protestant ethic.
(b) Low, leather boots without tassels.
(c) Discipline.
(d) Roman Catholicism.

2. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(b) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.
(c) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.
(d) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.

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

4. The author describes Richard Stockton, as well as members of other notable New Jersey families, as having done what?
(a) Being staunch revolutionaries.
(b) Being unswayed loyalists.
(c) Playing both sides in the Revolution.
(d) Remaining independent of either side.

5. The Americans move to what state following their defeat in New York?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

1. Through where do the British and Hessian troops continue to chase the rebels in pursuit of their goal?

2. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?

3. 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?

4. After their victory in New York, the British make plans to settle down for the winter. However, what distance factor works against them in a big way?

5. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?

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