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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. After Grant enlisted in the army at the beginning of the Civil War, the women of Galena asked him to describe what in detail?
(a) Southern women.
(b) The war.
(c) The army uniform.
(d) The places he had seen.

2. How does Grant describe the civilians at Monterey?
(a) Friendly.
(b) Hostile.
(c) Worried.
(d) Shy.

3. Did Grant believe that he would be brave enough to fight a duel?
(a) Yes, if he had no other choice.
(b) Yes, of course.
(c) No, never.
(d) Yes, maybe.

4. Grant noted that the fifty-dollar gold pieces were not government issue but were common in the area and were called what?
(a) Chunks.
(b) Pounds.
(c) Slugs.
(d) Slinks.

5. In Chapter 25, Grant said Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston was wounded at Shiloh and, refusing to give up his command because _________________, remained on his horse until he was so weak from loss of blood that he died.
(a) There was no one to take over.
(b) The wound was not severe.
(c) He wanted to beat the Union soldiers.
(d) He was not willing to give up control.

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. During a brief leave to go home, Grant wrote a letter to Adjutant-General Colonel L. Thomas, saying that he'd been educated at the government's expense and now wanted to do what?

3. Eventually, Grant was ordered to San Francisco. When Grant's uniform first arrived, he put it on and went out in public. Why?

4. In Chapter 20, Grant's troops came under fire for the first time at Belmont and he said they reacted how?

5. How does Grant feel about his involvement in the Mexican War?

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