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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

4. When does Jackson order his last division into battle at Chancellorsville?
(a) Before breakfast.
(b) At lunchtime.
(c) At nightfall.
(d) After breakfast.

5. Through what does Jackson see General Howard during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) The fog.
(b) Heavy, heavy rain.
(c) An eyescope.
(d) Mud.

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

7. What are the Union troops commanded to do at Chancellorsville once Hooker has been wounded?
(a) Advance.
(b) Pull back.
(c) Charge at full-speed.
(d) Fight even harder in his name.

8. How much time passes between when Hancock's men advance and when the Twentieth Main's men advance over the same land at Fredericksburg?
(a) Just seconds; they have joined units.
(b) One week.
(c) A few hours.
(d) Two days.

9. Who is in charge of the Confederate men after Jackson and Hill are no longer able to command the troops?
(a) J.E.B. Stuart.
(b) Hancock.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) Washington.

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

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

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

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

14. 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 called away to another battle.
(c) He is assassinated.
(d) The men refuse to follow his orders any longer.

15. What does Jackson see General Howard doing for his men during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Killing those who are badly wounded so they don't suffer needlessly.
(b) Taking care of the wounded.
(c) Trying to rally them.
(d) Praying with his men.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?

2. Who comes to visit Jackson as he is recovering from his war wounds?

3. What major icon is Hancock hoping to storm during the battle of Fredericksburg?

4. Where does Hancock assemble his troops to prepare for the battle at Fredericksburg?

5. What slows Hancock's men's advancement toward Fredericksburg?

(see the answer keys)

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