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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 3, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does Buford hope to hold the Rebel soldiers at bay?
(a) Long enough for Lee to arrive in town.
(b) All day.
(c) More than six hours.
(d) Long enough for the infantry to arrive to support his cavalry.

2. Which of these countries is NOT represented at breakfast?
(a) France
(b) England
(c) Prussia
(d) Austria

3. What memory does Chamberlain have of his brother, Tom, in childhood?
(a) Tom and Lawrence helping their father on the farm.
(b) Tom getting in fights at school over Lawrence's bookishness.
(c) Tom always at Lawrence's heels, trying to be just like him.
(d) Tom getting lost in the winter and finding his way back on his own.

4. What does Kilrain say Chamberlain should tell the mutineers?
(a) Comforting lies
(b) Fight, or we'll shoot you.
(c) Fight or be called cowards.
(d) The truth

5. What rumor circulates among the men to help boost morale?
(a) General McClellan has assumed command of the army.
(b) Lee has been killed in battle.
(c) The Rebels have been routed from Gettysburg.
(d) Extra troops are coming and will be relieving the Maine men in the morning.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Buford wave to the Rebel officer?

2. What continues to frustrate Lee as the battle progresses?

3. What is unusual about Buford's reaction to Reynolds' arrival?

4. What is different about the way Buford has his cavalry soldiers fight?

5. What is the first question Chamberlain has for the mutineers?

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