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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 27 through 39.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 38, why did the siege end?
(a) The Confederates called for a truce.
(b) A torrential rain began that made it impossible to continue fighting.
(c) The Northerns called for a truce.
(d) No soldiers on either side were healthy enough to continue fighting.

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

3. Sherman questioned __________ Grant had planned after the siege at Vicksburg.
(a) A meeting.
(b) An advance.
(c) A campaign.
(d) A retreat.

4. Grant's time at West Point and in the military meant that he knew who?
(a) Many Union military leaders.
(b) Many of the other long-term military men from both sides of the Civil War.
(c) The President of the United States.
(d) Foreign military leaders.

5. Grant cited the nature of the fort's commander and predicted what?
(a) No opposition.
(b) Quite a bit of opposition.
(c) A great deal of opposition.
(d) Little opposition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Grant's situation changed yet again and he assumed the role of district commander in ______ Tennessee.

2. Grant talked about the Indians, saying that the trades between Indians and whites had originally been done in ___________, but business had moved to silver half-dollars.

3. Grant returned to Corinth where he was faced with the daunting task of arranging _________________ for a large number of forces.

4. In Chapter 30, Grant described the battle at Vicksburg and Sherman's advance along the ___________ River.

5. Davis had orders that Grant would return to St. Louis where Grant discovered that he was to take command of what?

(see the answer key)

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