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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Fall of New York.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows what events?
(a) The hardest struggles yet to come in the Revolution.
(b) The death of Benjamin Franklin prior to the end of the war..
(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.

2. An illness tears through the troops that fight against the Americans during the summer of what year in the latter half of the 1770s?
(a) 1777.
(b) 1778.
(c) 1775.
(d) 1776.

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

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

5. 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 certain of the success.
(c) He is unsure of the success.
(d) He is convinced 99% of the success.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does the British militia instruct beyond a general attitude?

4. In a way, General William Howe might be acknowledging what subsequent outcome of sthe Battle at Bunker Hill?

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

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