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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While the location the Americans select is their own ground, it is not what?
(a) Easily assaulted.
(b) Easily overrun.
(c) Easily defendable.
(d) Easily located.

2. Initially, General Washington and his remaining troops flee Long Island to what location?
(a) Queens.
(b) Staten Island.
(c) Manhattan.
(d) The Bronx.

3. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?
(a) The Battle of Trenton.
(b) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(c) The Battle of Long Island.
(d) The Battle of Yorktown.

4. While the British position at Princeton proves "untenable," they manage to disrupt George Washington's advance where?
(a) Berwick.
(b) Bristol.
(c) Bentley.
(d) Brunswick.

5. What is the result of the strong demonstration in which General William Howe participates that is intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?
(a) The Boston Tea Party.
(b) The Battle of Yorktown.
(c) The Battle of Bunker Hill.
(d) The Ride of Paul Revere.

Short Answer Questions

1. The night after the battle at the bridge where rebels win their second victory, Charles Cornwallis' men keep tabs on the Americans, the objective being to watch the enemy and do what?

2. The victory of the Americans in their surprise attack on the Hessians that Mr. Fischer relates in "The Surprise" does what to the British view?

3. After crossing the Delaware River and arriving late, George Washington is beside himself when he realizes his forces will have to attack Trenton under what condition?

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

5. What do the British learn after mastering the skill of marching?

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