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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Virginia secede from the union?
(a) The same day Lincoln is assassinated.
(b) The same day California secedes.
(c) The same day Lee resigns from the U.S. military forces.
(d) The same day Texas secedes.

2. When does "Gods and Generals" begin?
(a) After the war.
(b) A few years before the war.
(c) A few years into the war.
(d) Near the end of the war.

3. What position is Lee offered in the US military as the civil war threatens to start?
(a) None; he is fired.
(b) None; he quits before anyone can make him an offer.
(c) First in command.
(d) Second in command.

4. Who is Dr. Junkin?
(a) An old neighbor of Jackson's.
(b) Jackson's father.
(c) Jackson's former father-in-law.
(d) An old military colleague of Jackson's.

5. During what war does "Gods and Generals" take place?
(a) The Mexican Civil War.
(b) The American Civil War.
(c) The Revolutionary War.
(d) World War I.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Sam Houston?

2. What tragedy has just befallen Jackson when the novel opens?

3. Who delivers the request from the Secretary of War to Lee?

4. What does Houston tell Lee when they first meet?

5. Where is Hancock posted when he is first introduced in the novel?

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