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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Major Armistead ask in a message to Hancock after Hancock meets with Hamilton?
(a) That he never be contacted again.
(b) That he be allowed to marry Hancock's daughter.
(c) That he be invited to dinner.
(d) That he be sent reinforcements right away.

2. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does Jackson have?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 50,000.
(d) 75,000.

3. Contrary to media reports, how many men does John Brown have with him during his "uprising"?
(a) Only a few dozen.
(b) Just one (his brother).
(c) Hundreds.
(d) Thousands.

4. Who serves as a protective force to make sure there is no trouble during John Brown's execution?
(a) The Virginia Military Academy faculty.
(b) The Virginia Military Academy students.
(c) The Virginia Military Academy staff.
(d) All of these answers are correct.

5. Who is Lieutenant Walter Taylor?
(a) Lee's brother-in-law.
(b) Lee's most trusted military adviser.
(c) A spy for the north that only the reader knows about.
(d) Lee's new aide once he becomes commander of Virginia's forces.

6. How long does Chamberlain's regiment have to train until it is sent to Washington?
(a) Two weeks.
(b) One month.
(c) One year.
(d) One week.

7. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?
(a) He wouldn't have gone to college at all.
(b) Virginia Tech.
(c) MIT.
(d) West Point.

8. How are Lee's hands injured?
(a) In a horse accident.
(b) He has really bad arthritis.
(c) They suffer from frostbite because he refuses to leave his troops.
(d) He is shot.

9. Who wins the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) The Union.
(b) The Confederacy.
(c) This is a trick question; there is no Second Battle of Bull Run.
(d) No one; it is a draw.

10. How are Jackson's soldiers described during the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Standing like a "stone wall."
(b) Standing "strong" but falling "like God's children."
(c) Fleeing like "the true cowards that they are."
(d) Running into battle "like moths toward a flame."

11. Which side does Hancock decide to fight for?
(a) The South.
(b) The North.
(c) He actually decides to be a spy.
(d) Neither.

12. What promotion does McClellan give Hancock when Hancock first arrives in Washington?
(a) From Colonel to Lieutenant.
(b) From General to Colonel.
(c) From Captain to Brigadier General.
(d) From Lieutenant to Colonel.

13. Where does Lee order Jackson to get his troops before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Between the Union army and Washington.
(b) Into the creeks for safety.
(c) In the Shenandoah Hills.
(d) Into the mountains of Hayes Valley.

14. Where does Hancock wait so long to get orders from during his time in Los Angeles?
(a) From the governor of California.
(b) From Texas.
(c) From Virginia.
(d) From Washington.

15. What does Hamilton tell Hancock the new state of California will be called?
(a) The Great Nation of California.
(b) The California Republic.
(c) The Great Nationstate of California.
(d) Californina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What provides McClellan with yet another excuse to keep his troops stationary after Lee retreats?

2. Who is Chamberlain surprised to see when he sets up camp with his new regiment?

3. When does Hancock get promoted to command of a division?

4. Who is Jefferson Davis?

5. After Chamberlain's first battle, when does Lee's army withdraw?

(see the answer keys)

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