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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 through 26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant described the unrest of the nation in the winter of _______________.
(a) 1861-1862.
(b) 1859-1860.
(c) 1862-1863.
(d) 1860-1861.

2. 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) The softness of the rain-soaked ground.
(b) The way his horse fell.
(c) The medical care he received right after the accident.
(d) His skill as a rider.

3. The military regiment left Corpus Christi and Grant was promoted to ______________.
(a) Lieutenant General.
(b) Second Lieutenant.
(c) Lieutenant Colonel.
(d) First Lieutenant.

4. Eventually, Grant was ordered to San Francisco. When Grant's uniform first arrived, he put it on and went out in public. Why?
(a) He was apparently seeking acclaim for his military service.
(b) He had no other clothes to wear.
(c) He was promoting attending West Point.
(d) He was hoping to encourage others to join the military.

5. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?
(a) Like veteran fighters.
(b) Like volunteers.
(c) Like old men.
(d) Like children.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant said that he looked back on the taking of "the City of Mexico" and could see that the troops should have done what?

2. After Grant enlisted in the army at the beginning of the Civil War, the women of Galena asked him to describe what in detail?

3. Grant said that once the city fell, it seemed that long-term occupation would be _____________.

4. Grant said the Confederate troops were driven steadily back and eventually retreated. Grant said the victory was cinched by the arrival of whom?

5. Did Grant know everything there was to know about the war being waged in Mexico?

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