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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When the Americans initially flee Long Island, what initially prevents their enemy from catching up?
(a) Lack of boats with shallow water access.
(b) Low munitions supplies.
(c) Low food supplies.
(d) Bad weather.

2. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?
(a) The endless supply of rebel weapons and munitions.
(b) The comparable military skills of the rebels.
(c) The amount of bloodshed.
(d) How few officers die.

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

4. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(b) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.
(c) The death of Washington prior to the end of the war.
(d) The struggles in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and the Carolinas.

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 Battle of Bunker Hill.
(b) The Ride of Paul Revere.
(c) The Boston Tea Party.
(d) The Battle of Yorktown.

6. 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 British tyranny.
(c) Having to live under Hessian tyranny.
(d) Having to live under socialism.

7. 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) George Washington.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

8. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?
(a) Adoption of skills.
(b) Troop obedience.
(c) Understanding of bugle calls.
(d) Use of equipment.

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

10. As George Washington makes plans for a surprise attack on Trenton, where do Richard and William Howe disperse the British forces?
(a) Far and wide throughout New Jersey.
(b) Across western New Jersey.
(c) Across southern New Jersey.
(d) Throughout eastern New Jersey and New York.

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

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

13. How are Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe related?
(a) Brothers.
(b) First cousins.
(c) Uncle and nephew.
(d) Step-brothers.

14. At what rate does the Hessian army expand?
(a) Steadily.
(b) Very rapidly.
(c) Somewhat quickly.
(d) Slowly.

15. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?
(a) Boston.
(b) Richmond.
(c) New York.
(d) Hartford.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?

2. Where in New York Harbor do the British and Hessian armies arrive?

3. How many Hessian soldiers do the British hire?

4. The officers of the Hessian army all believe in hierarchy, order, and what else?

5. Although the Colonists do not win this episode, after what incident does General William Howe come to believe the British will lose the war?

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