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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 2, Longstreet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Buford pause when writing for help?
(a) He has written for help before and it has never come.
(b) He has an argument with his superior and does not want to apologize.
(c) He has to think up a code in case the enemy got hold of the message.
(d) He does not want his superiors to think he cannot handle the battle.

2. To whom does Buford once more send a message?
(a) Gen. Meade
(b) Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
(c) Col. Vincent
(d) John Reynolds

3. What had been Chamberlain's job before joining the army?
(a) Shopkeeper
(b) Lawyer
(c) Carpenter
(d) Professor

4. Why doesn't Lee believe there are Union cavalry in Gettysburg?
(a) He believes Stuart would have told him if the cavalry were arriving there.
(b) Gettysburg is known to be sympathetic with the Southern cause.
(c) The Union army has lost so many of its horses, it can no longer support a cavalry.
(d) Cavalry travels behind infantry, not in front of it.

5. What does Lee tell Taylor to do with the blind horse?
(a) Return it to its rightful owner.
(b) Add it to the cavalry's horses.
(c) Release it.
(d) Shoot it.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chamberlain's regiment sent?

2. What profession had the spy had before that helps him in his current position?

3. For what is Pickett notorious?

4. How does Lee generally handle a battle?

5. How is Gettysburg best described?

(see the answer key)

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