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

2. In Chapter 29, troops supporting Grant at Corinth were moved out and Grant said it put him in the unenviable position of being what?
(a) On the defensive.
(b) Outnumbered.
(c) On the offensive.
(d) Confused.

3. 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) Springfield.
(b) St. Louis.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Santa Fe.

4. In Chapter 30, Grant described the battle at Vicksburg and Sherman's advance along the ___________ River.
(a) Chattahoochee.
(b) White.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Ohio.

5. Did Grant dwell on the duel he saw?
(a) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on his own thoughts.
(b) Yes, he spent a great deal of time replaying the duel.
(c) No, he talked mostly about the impact of the duel on the family members of those involved in a duel.
(d) No, he hardly mentions the duel or its effect on him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 36, Grant said the campaign had been successful in doing what?

2. In Chapter 34, the Union troops captured Port ____________. Grant was accompanied by his thirteen-year-old son.

3. In Chapter 15, Grant arrived in San Francisco and said there were many there seeking what?

4. Lincoln called for volunteers and Grant joined, taking control of what?

5. Ulysses S. Grant's mother was ______________ and her family was from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, and he knew little about her parentage.

(see the answer key)

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