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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Hard Choices.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?
(a) Raleigh.
(b) Richmond.
(c) Appotomax.
(d) Princeton.

2. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?
(a) Hand-to-hand fighting skills.
(b) Expertise with knives and sabers.
(c) Marksmanship.
(d) Marital status.

3. As the Americans assemble and pursue their march toward Trenton, what course does the stormy weather take?
(a) It eases up, but continues.
(b) It clears as Americans arrive on scene.
(c) It gets worse.
(d) It remains steady.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The Americans move to what state following their defeat in New York?

3. "Washington's Crossing" concerns what river?

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

5. In "Hard Choices," the enemy is moving to the east side of what state?

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