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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, Chapter 44-47.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Hancock tell his men to do when they (appear to) retreat from their attack on Richmond?
(a) Look as panicked as they can.
(b) Play their drums extra loud.
(c) Walk, not run.
(d) Walk backwards so no one shoots them in the back.

2. How does Jackson feel before the battle near Fredericksburg?
(a) Very confident.
(b) Terrified.
(c) This is a trick question; he doesn't know the battle is coming.
(d) That he is going to die on the battlefield.

3. What does Chamberlain ask the governor when he goes to the state capital after leaving Bowdoin?
(a) For a law that will allow people like him to serve more easily.
(b) For a passport.
(c) For a commission in the army.
(d) For some mercy for his family.

4. What does Johnston cut off to Richmond during the first battle for control over the city?
(a) All electricity.
(b) The water supply.
(c) The food supply.
(d) All communication.

5. Who let's Longstreet and his corps know that he will soon arrive across the Rappahannock to help with defense?
(a) Chamberlain.
(b) Hancock.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Contrary to media reports, how many men does John Brown have with him during his "uprising"?

2. What kinds of men are killed as the Union army tries to set up bridges to cross the Rappahannock River?

3. Where does Jackson take up headquarters after Fredericksburg?

4. After he is put in command of the Confederate Army, who does Lee put in charge of his two corps?

5. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

(see the answer key)

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