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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Washington is not everyone's first choice as Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army. Why is he selected?
(a) Southern delegates insist on a Virginian.
(b) Northern delegates insist on a Pennsylvanian.
(c) Southern delegates insist on a North Carolinian.
(d) Southern delegates insist on a Georgian.

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

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

4. "Washington's Crossing" is a story about which war?
(a) Mexican.
(b) French and Indian.
(c) American Revolutionary.
(d) Spanish-American.

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

6. The Hessian troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?
(a) New York.
(b) Germany.
(c) Better quarters.
(d) Boston.

7. Why do the British eventually hire the Hessian troops?
(a) A virtual mercenary, the monarch of Hesse, hires on at a bargain rate.
(b) The British fear fighting will soon break out.
(c) The monarch of Hesse is in deep need of funds.
(d) Fighting breaks out in the Colonies.

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

9. Admiral Lord Richard and General William Howe are stationed in the Colonies by whose orders?
(a) The British House of Commons.
(b) The British King.
(c) The British Parliment.
(d) The British Secretary of War.

10. General William Howe feels he knows something else. What is it?
(a) The rebels will never see eye to eye with the King's troops.
(b) The rebels will be willing to negotiate with the King's troops.
(c) Under sufficient pressure, the rebels will concede to the King's troops.
(d) The rebels will join the King's troops in opposition to the Hessians.

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

12. What is one important way the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?
(a) Their maintaining their lodging in disarray and constantly soiled.
(b) Their virtual inability to utilize firearms.
(c) Their lack of dedication to the cause in difficult times.
(d) Their unwillingness to give their lives to the effort.

13. What do the British learn after mastering the skill of marching?
(a) Hand-to-hand combat.
(b) Physical exercise.
(c) Use of weapons.
(d) Reconnaissance.

14. What happens in December, 1776, that changes the course of the war?
(a) The British run out of munitions.
(b) Weather changes for the better.
(c) The Hessians quit.
(d) Weather changes for the worse.

15. When does the American Revolutionary War take place?
(a) 1846-1848.
(b) 1754-1763.
(c) 1898-1902.
(d) 1775-1883.

Short Answer Questions

1. Military training is important to the British as they feel it enforces what?

2. From where do most of the high-ranking Hessian officers come?

3. 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?

4. After the British depart, Washington marches through what town with his troops and is hailed as a hero?

5. The American troops are given how many days' advance notice to get supplies and weaponry together to create the element of surprise in their attack on Trenton?

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