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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Occupation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does not allow the Hessians the rest they request?
(a) Colonel Johann Gottlieb Rall.
(b) Friedrich Wilhelm II.
(c) Lieutenant Andreas von Wiederholdt.
(d) General William Howe.

2. The first chapter, "The Rebels," foreshadows which battles?
(a) The biggest.
(b) No battles.
(c) Merely sea battles.
(d) Every battle.

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

4. At the time of the American Revolution, which force is equal to the British army?
(a) They have no equal.
(b) French army.
(c) Hessian army.
(d) Spanish army.

5. The British peg Richard Stockton as a signer of the Declaration of Independence, capture him, and then compel him to do what?
(a) Move with his family to South Carolina.
(b) Sail to Britain for the duration of the conflict.
(c) Pledge allegiance to the king and abandon the American cause.
(d) Serve nearly a year in British confinement.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Congress grant George Washington in order to build his new army?

2. What habits does General William Howe adopt after he recognizes the rebels' level of resistance?

3. Believing the American rebellion is over, citizens of which city flee fearing the opposing forces are nearing?

4. While he hates war passionately, Paine believes it is the lesser of two evils, the worse being what?

5. At one point, what is it that haunts General William Howe about the Battle at Bunker Hill, which is eventually won by the British?

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