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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Although George Washington has gained the victory the Americans desperately need in "The Surprise" battle, he also recognizes what?
(a) He has awoken a formidable enemy.
(b) Luck is the only reason he won.
(c) He has used a significant amount of munitions.
(d) He has lost a considerable number of troops.

2. What are the first British battalions to land?
(a) Grenadiers, then light infantry.
(b) Light infantry, then heavy artillery.
(c) Cavalry, then light infantry.
(d) Light infantry, then grenadiers.

3. In addition to a tendency to lose officers after long engagements in America, the British and Hessians suffer troop losses due to what?
(a) Exhaustion, frequently getting lost, and inferior equipment.
(b) Massive desertion, illness, and lack of food.
(c) Lack of food, comfort, and no contact with home.
(d) Illness, exhaustion, and lack of replacements.

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

5. As the news of "The Surprise" victory over the Hessians spreads through America, many people receive it how?
(a) Uncertain of whether it is a turning point.
(b) As more hype than significance.
(c) As a vindication of the American Cause.
(d) Suspiciously, as more exageration than reality.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one important way the Americans display their lack of training and discipline?

2. The Hessian troops are exhausted and want to move where to fully rest themselves?

3. In the chapter entitled "Hard Choices," George Washington realizes he is in a delicate spot because if he makes any mistakes, or if fortune turns against him, he risks what?

4. What item of intelligence that the Hessians receive proves false in the battle Mr. Fischer details in "The Surprise?"

5. The Hessian officers are angry about their defeat in the surprise victory by the rebels, and they want what?

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