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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What must the Union army must way their way out of as the move against the Confederates around Chancellorsville?
(a) A mequito infestation.
(b) A swarm of locusts.
(c) Thick, tangled forests.
(d) Very thick mud.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sends word to Lee that the Union army is crossing the river after Fredericksburg?

2. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?

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

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

5. How does Jackson feel before the battle near Fredericksburg?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens at the scene of Jackson's death?

2. What wounds and treatment does Jackson receive during the battle at Chancellorsville?

3. How does Hancock react when he learns that the men have been ordered to retreat from their attack around Chancellorsville?

4. How has Hooker managed to surround Lee shortly after the battle at Fredericksburg?

5. What does Hooker do when he realizes he has surrounded Lee?

6. Why does the person in command change twice for the Confederates during the battle at Chancellorsville?

7. What do Hancock and General Sumner think of General Burnside's plans for attack near Fredericksburg?

8. What happens to Hancock's unit during the attack at Fredericksburg?

9. What happens to Lee, physically, soon after the battle at Fredericksburg?

10. What will the Union troops have to do in order to attack the Confederates near Fredericksburg?

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