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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the best choice for Commander-in-Chief given his experience of command yet is young enough to take the field?
(a) Thomas Paine.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. If a Hessian soldier misbehaves, who else suffers the same consequences?
(a) Fellow troops in his squad.
(b) Fellow citizens of his home village or town.
(c) Fellow troops in his regiment.
(d) Fellow members in his family.

3. The British pacification policy runs into problems arising from a lack of supply, and troops commonly doing what?
(a) Purchasing from merchants.
(b) Foraging as needed.
(c) Purchasing from farmers.
(d) Exchanging British money.

4. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?
(a) Staten Island.
(b) Manhatten.
(c) Long Island.
(d) Brooklyn.

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 Washington.
(b) Fort Greene.
(c) Fort Lee.
(d) Fort Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

1. The British peg Richard Stockton as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, capture him, and then compel him to do what?

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

3. In "Good Ground," the author notes the Americans learn the British leaders are planning to strike at either Trenton or what location?

4. However tough their situation, following their victory over the Hessians, the American troops are determined to have the enemy what?

5. Charles Cornwallis is in denial over the growing rebel troop strength, and, acting on his experience, what does he feel is the best course to take?

(see the answer key)

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