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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many ways do Jackson and Lee split their army around Chancellorsville?
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Four.
(d) Three.

2. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?
(a) Only a battalion or two.
(b) Just skirmishers.
(c) A new kind of cannon they have only read about.
(d) Lee's entire army.

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

4. What do the final forces in Fredericksburg finally do to Lee's remaining small force there?
(a) Kill them all.
(b) Surrender.
(c) Drive them off of the hills.
(d) Send them to jail as prisoners of war.

5. What is Chamberlain's brother promoted to after Fredericksburg?
(a) Major.
(b) Lieutenant.
(c) General.
(d) Vice President.

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

7. Who is A.P. Hill in relation to Jackson?
(a) His subordinate.
(b) His colleague.
(c) His boss.
(d) His brother.

8. Who replaces Burnside as commander of the Union Army?
(a) Hooker.
(b) Davis.
(c) Barton.
(d) Washington.

9. What happens to A.P. Hill during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) He flees in terror.
(b) He is also wounded.
(c) He is exposed as a spy.
(d) He suffers a heart attack on the battlefield.

10. When does Jackson think Burnside will start the attack across the Rappahannock River?
(a) February 12.
(b) December 12.
(c) May 12.
(d) April 12.

11. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?
(a) General Chamberlain.
(b) General Washington.
(c) General Lee.
(d) General Davis.

12. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?
(a) General French.
(b) General English.
(c) General Espana.
(d) General Deustch.

13. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?
(a) Just as his men make a strong defense.
(b) Just as his forces begin to flee.
(c) Just as he loses his hearing from a loud explosion.
(d) Just as he is wounded himself.

14. Where is Jackson wounded during the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) Shoulder, hand, and leg.
(b) Shoulder.
(c) Hand.
(d) Shoulder and hand.

15. After Lee leaves Virginia after Fredericksburg, how much of the army is left to defend the river?
(a) Less than one-third.
(b) Less than one-quarter.
(c) Nearly all; he only took one unit.
(d) Less than half.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to the war in VIrginia after the battle at Fredericksburg?

2. Why can't Lee launch one final attack against the Union troops in Fredericksburg?

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

4. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?

5. What do Jackson's men do after they hear of his death?

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