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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 ____________, Grant issued a series of orders, including an order sending John A. McClernand to the right wing, Sherman to the left, and James B. McPherson at the middle.
(a) November 20, 1863.
(b) May 20, 1863.
(c) April 20, 1863.
(d) September 20, 1863.

2. Grant built a house and sought to make a living from what?
(a) The land.
(b) Hunting.
(c) Owning a general store.
(d) Teaching at a local school.

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.
(a) The Marne.
(b) The Wilderness.
(c) Chalk Bluff.
(d) The Bulge.

4. Grant described the complicated maneuvering it took to establish a siege of ______________.
(a) Petersburg.
(b) Strongsville.
(c) Philiipsburg.
(d) St. Petersburg.

5. Grant described the use of the ____________ at this siege.
(a) Shields.
(b) Cannons.
(c) Trenches.
(d) Rifles.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 24, Grant arrived with the army at ________________.

2. The following May, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he began working as what in his father's store?

3. Grant was sent to Ironton, Missouri, and eventually on to Jefferson City. While there, he met who for the first time?

4. In Chapter 51, Grant looked back on the battle. He said the Union forces were commended for their ability to ___________________, then performing as a unit.

5. In Chapter 39, Grant outlined a plan to assault ___________ that was eventually vetoed.

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