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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?
(a) Southern delegates insist on a North Carolinian.
(b) Southern delegates insist on a Georgian.
(c) Southern delegates insist on a Virginian.
(d) Northern delegates insist on a Pennsylvanian.

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

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

4. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The death of Washington prior to the end of the war.
(b) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(c) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.
(d) The struggles in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the Carolinas.

5. In battles at what locations do the Americans learn important lessons about artillery?
(a) Boston and New York.
(b) Baltimore and New York.
(c) Boston and Baltimore.
(d) Concord and Boston.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first chapter, "The Rebels," the author foreshadows upcoming events by initially using what term?

2. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

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

4. In "Hard Choices," the author indicates that it is important to note George Washington's style of leadership when his war council convenes, that he presents a promising proposal as what?

5. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?

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