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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On a Friday, Grant took a fall with his horse and was injured, though not as seriously as he might have been because of what?
(a) His skill as a rider.
(b) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(c) The way his horse fell.
(d) The medical care he received right after the accident.

2. The assault on the town that is the answer to #82 resulted in ______________ losses.
(a) Tremendous.
(b) Few.
(c) Many.
(d) No.

3. In Chapter 39, Grant outlined a plan to assault ___________ that was eventually vetoed.
(a) Lexington.
(b) Mobile.
(c) Savannah.
(d) Atlanta.

4. In Chapter 53, Grant recommended _____________ of his officers for promotion.
(a) Very few.
(b) One.
(c) Several.
(d) None.

5. In Chapter 16, Grant resigned from the military. He and Julia had two children by this time and Grant moved the family to land she owned near what city?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Springfield.
(d) Santa Fe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Each man carried ________ days' supply of food in addition to what was being hauled. As a wagon was emptied, it returned to a base camp where it was again filled with the same load and returned to the army camps.

2. Grant's time at West Point and in the military meant that he knew who?

3. The army clashed with Lee's forces at the Battle of ________________, and Grant noted that there were dead and wounded left in a large, wooded area. When the woods caught on fire, there was no way to reach the wounded and those unable to drag themselves away died there.

4. Grant described the unrest of the nation in the winter of _______________.

5. On May 16, 1864, Grant sent a letter to Halleck, outlining the poor roads that had become impassable due to what?

(see the answer key)

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