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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) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) Thomas Paine.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) George Washington.

2. The title of this chapter, "The Bridge," refers to one crossing over which waterway?
(a) Matawan Creek.
(b) Delaware Creek.
(c) Assunpink Creek.
(d) Pebble Creek.

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

4. The Hessian army is comprised of what type of soldiers?
(a) Swiss.
(b) Russian.
(c) Polish.
(d) German.

5. The opposing forces' problems are not directly due to the Americans, but from the failing strength of the British and Hessian forces reulting from what?
(a) Being spread too thin.
(b) Running out of food.
(c) Massive iIllness being incurred.
(d) Desertion of troops.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does General Washington respond to families, such as the Van Hornes, who pledge allegiance to the king?

2. Following their confrontation in November, 1776, near the New Jersey shoreline on the Hudson River, where does General Cornwallis instruct his troops to follow the Americans?

3. How successful is Thomas Paine in achieving his goal with his second pamphlet?

4. What view proves to be a mistake of historical consequence on the part of the Hessians in the pivotal battle at Trenton?

5. As the Americans march toward Princeton, the odds have changed and they now outnumber the British by what ratio?

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