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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. What is different about the way Buford has his cavalry soldiers fight?
(a) They form a circle and surround the enemy.
(b) They fight in civilian clothes, not in uniform.
(c) They fight on foot, not on horseback.
(d) They use bows and arrows.

2. What disagreement does Buford encounter upon arriving at headquarters?
(a) What should be done with captured deserters.
(b) Who is the better man, Lee or Meade.
(c) Who is responsible for the day's success.
(d) Which general is in command, Howard or Hancock.

3. From whom does the Confederacy get many of its guns and most of its wagons?
(a) Confederate factories
(b) France
(c) The Union army
(d) England

4. What strange action does Chamberlain take under gunfire?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He sends Tom to the front line.
(c) He charges on horseback, alone.
(d) He runs to the rear.

5. How does the battle continue without Reynolds?
(a) The remaining commanders begin to argue about strategy.
(b) The troops follow his orders, though he's not there to command.
(c) The Rebels start to gain control.
(d) The Union soldiers quickly begin to fall apart.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chamberlain think about the ground they're holding?

2. What is causing Lee frustration at the start of the battle?

3. Why is the slave shot?

4. What news does Tom bring Chamberlain?

5. What misconception, in Longstreet's opinion, does Fremantle have of Lee?

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