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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of concept is the British light infantry?
(a) Since early 1500s.
(b) Ancient.
(c) New.
(d) Practiced only by British marines.

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

3. Congress grants George Washington the power to rebuild his army in the fashion they do because they know what?
(a) He can not abuse the new powers given the restrictions.
(b) They have to include restrictions given their limited finances.
(c) He will not abuse this new power.
(d) They have little alternative.

4. What is a big issue facing the American rebels?
(a) Lack of enemy intelligence.
(b) Overload of ammunition supplies.
(c) Lack of courage.
(d) Lack of dedication.

5. At what location are the Americans just a few miles from where the British settle on the New Jersey side of the Hudson River?
(a) Fort Lee.
(b) Fort Delaware.
(c) Fort Washington.
(d) Fort Greene.

Short Answer Questions

1. The summer illness that plagues those fighting the Americans in the latter half of the 1770s strikes which troops?

2. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?

3. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?

4. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows which battles?

5. The Hessian system of discipline differs from that of the British in that the Hessians make greater use of what?

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