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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what battle do the Americans lose New York to their enemy?
(a) Fort Washington.
(b) Fort Lewis.
(c) Fort Lee.
(d) Fort Albany.

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

3. How extensively do the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) In virtually all ways.
(b) In many ways.
(c) In few ways.
(d) In a moderate number of ways.

4. As the British convene, at what pace does their training continue?
(a) Slowly.
(b) Moderately.
(c) Sporadically.
(d) Furiously.

5. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?
(a) The aristocracy.
(b) Sandhurst Royal Military Academy.
(c) Hesse, a province in western Russia.
(d) The middle-class.

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

7. "Washington's Crossing" details each battle fought from Brooklyn, Long Island, Manhattan, Fort Lee, Trenton, and ultimately where?
(a) Appotomax.
(b) Raleigh.
(c) Richmond.
(d) Princeton.

8. What do the British intend to do following their confrontation with the Americans on the New Jersey shoreline of the Hudson River?
(a) Force an American retreat without engaging them in battle.
(b) Compel the Americans into surrendering.
(c) Defeat the Americans in battle with minimal casualties on either side.
(d) Engage the Americans in battle and defeat them.

9. In addition to size, intelligence, and energy, what additional criterion is considered when selecting the British light infantry?
(a) Marital status.
(b) Marksmanship.
(c) Expertise with knives and sabers.
(d) Hand-to-hand fighting skills.

10. What other group of individuals plays both sides well during the American Revolutionary War?
(a) Physicians.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Tavern and inn owners.
(d) Merchants.

11. The author describes Richard Stockton, as well as members of other notable New Jersey families, as having done what?
(a) Playing both sides in the Revolution.
(b) Being staunch revolutionaries.
(c) Remaining independent of either side.
(d) Being unswayed loyalists.

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

13. How does British military training compare with that of the American Revolutionaries?
(a) Significantly different.
(b) Virtually the same.
(c) Identical.
(d) Fairly similar.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. George Washington knows that the British are salivating over the prospect of invading and conquering what city as they wait for a river to freeze to allow them passage?

2. The author's mentioning of Congress' taking steps toward a system of separate legislative and executive powers foreshadows what?

3. Where does General William Howe become part of a strong demonstration intended to force the Colonists back to their proper allegiance?

4. How frequently does the leader of the Hessian army conduct drills?

5. Rather than a retreat from New York, how does General Washington view the maneuver?

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