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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to a tendency to lose officers after long engagements in America, the British and Hessians suffer troop losses due to what?
(a) Lack of food, comfort, and no contact with home.
(b) Massive desertion, illness, and lack of food.
(c) Exhaustion, frequently getting lost, and inferior equipment.
(d) Illness, exhaustion, and lack of replacements.

2. How successful is Thomas Paine in achieving his goal with his second pamphlet?
(a) He achieves it.
(b) He is only partially successful.
(c) He has no success.
(d) He is minimally successful.

3. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?
(a) Use of the telegraph.
(b) How to hunt and cook.
(c) Specific skills.
(d) How to swim.

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

5. While he hates war passionately, Paine believes it is the lesser of two evils, the worse being what?
(a) Having to live under French tyranny.
(b) Having to live under Hessian tyranny.
(c) Having to live under British tyranny.
(d) Having to live under socialism.

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

7. What is the title of Thomas Paine's second pamphlet?
(a) The American Crisis.
(b) The Colonial Revolution.
(c) The American Revolution.
(d) The Colonial Crisis.

8. General Washington believes that only 20% of British forces are on Long Island and are ready for battle. In reality, what is this percentage?
(a) 100%.
(b) 90%.
(c) 50%.
(d) 75%.

9. How certain is General William Howe about how successful the British army will be in opposition to the American rebels?
(a) He is certain of the success.
(b) He is unsure of the success.
(c) He is relatively sure of the success.
(d) He is convinced 99% of the success.

10. Why do the British opt not to hire the Hessian army to serve in the Colonies long before the American Revolution?
(a) They are too costly.
(b) They do not speak their language.
(c) They are not trustworthy.
(d) They are not sufficiently skilled.

11. In what month of 1776 do the Americans lose the Battle of Long Island?
(a) June.
(b) Early September.
(c) July.
(d) August.

12. What do the people view Washington as being?
(a) Strictly a politician.
(b) A true leader.
(c) Best suited to plantation management.
(d) A poor military leader.

13. Until the point in "Washington's Crossing" where the Americans cross the river and make a surprise attack, they suffer what types of defeat?
(a) Only one light.
(b) Many crushing.
(c) Some moderate.
(d) Few serious.

14. In 1776, the British start to get cocky in their attitude toward the rebellion and do not think that it will survive beyond what point?
(a) Spring, 1777.
(b) Fall, 1776.
(c) Winter, 1776.
(d) Summer, 1776.

15. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?
(a) Daily.
(b) Weekly.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Alternating days.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?

3. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?

4. What happens in December, 1776, that changes the course of the war?

5. What type of concept is the British light infantry?

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