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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the war in VIrginia after the battle at Fredericksburg?
(a) It becomes even more intense.
(b) Virginia decide to rejoin the union.
(c) It stops for a month of mourning.
(d) It comes to a standstill.

2. What happens to Colonel Ames during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) He is killed.
(b) He is exposed as a traitor.
(c) He runs away in terror.
(d) He is called away to take command of another unit.

3. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?
(a) In the hills above Fredericksburg.
(b) Outside of Pittsburg.
(c) At Gettysburg.
(d) In a hospital near Scuttleburg.

4. What does Hancock lose during the battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) A beloved letter from his wife.
(b) His Bible.
(c) His left arm.
(d) His horse.

5. What is Jackson worried the Union soldiers will use as an escape route from the battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) The Susquehannah Mountains.
(b) Boats and canoes.
(c) The tunnels they dug the previous winter.
(d) The Rappahannock River.

6. How do the Union troops initially respond to the Confederate attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) They charge at the Confederates as the cannons are firing.
(b) They start their music before fighting.
(c) They use bows and arrows.
(d) They retreat.

7. How do Jackson and Lee react when they see the Union army stop in its tracks around Chancellorsville?
(a) They are confused.
(b) They celebrate immediately.
(c) They are relieved.
(d) They are kind and send a letter asking for peace.

8. Why can't Lee launch one final attack against the Union troops in Fredericksburg?
(a) They have escaped by the time he attacks.
(b) He is assassinated.
(c) The men refuse to follow his orders any longer.
(d) He is called away to another battle.

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

10. What natural event seems like the only thing that will stop Jackson's advance at Chancellorsville?
(a) A horrible snowstorm.
(b) Nightfall.
(c) A tornado.
(d) A horrible thunderstorm.

11. What does Jackson do before telling his troops to charge outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Have too much to drink.
(b) Write a goodbye letter to his wife.
(c) March around the Union lines.
(d) Pray for 30 minutes.

12. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?
(a) Because they have been told to defend Chancellorsville at all costs.
(b) Because someone misread a telegram.
(c) Because they received orders to do so.
(d) Because they are sustaining very heavy losses.

13. What role in the battle of Chancellorsville do Hancock's men play once Hooker is wounded?
(a) Rear attack.
(b) Front-line defense.
(c) Front-line attack.
(d) Rear guard.

14. What does Jackson order his troops to do about the gap by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Exploit it.
(b) Ignore it.
(c) Distract the enemy from it.
(d) Plug it.

15. Where does Jackson take up headquarters after Fredericksburg?
(a) The city hall.
(b) An abandoned farm house that used to belong to John Adams.
(c) The home of John Corbin.
(d) The city library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What to Lee and Jackson use to help them find a road that leads toward the Federal troops outside of Chancellorsville?

2. How many ways do Jackson and Lee split their army around Chancellorsville?

3. Who is left in charge of the Twentieth Maine when Colonel Ames is no longer available?

4. What do the Union men initially think they will encounter around Chancellorsville?

5. Where are Lee's army located near Fredericksburg after the battle of Chancellorsville?

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