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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Grant said the Confederate losses were bound to be higher and outlined his plans to do what?
(a) Surrender.
(b) Continue the attack, even if it took the entire summer.
(c) Contact the families of those who had died.
(d) Convince the Confederates to surrender.

2. Grant described the condition of Union troops as he arrived at Chattanooga. He said that they had little wood available to them and their clothing was insufficient for the coming winter, but that there was no way to get supplies in until when?
(a) The President arrived.
(b) The reinforcements arrived.
(c) The war ended.
(d) Spring.

3. On December 15, Grant wrote Thomas again, this time congratulating him on his success and urging that he not do what?
(a) Rest and recover.
(b) Continue fighting.
(c) Give the Confederates time to rest and recover.
(d) Stay near the Confederates.

4. Grant told Sherman in that letter that there were no specific directions forthcoming but urged that he do what?
(a) Create new plans.
(b) Ask for specific directions.
(c) Surrender.
(d) Keep to the general plan.

5. Sherman decided to move first against ________________ and then Savannah.
(a) Milledgeville.
(b) Mudville.
(c) Millersville.
(d) Morristown.

6. Grant described the men posted at the edge of the river at Chattanooga and said they were accustomed to seeing what?
(a) Many large animals.
(b) Soldiers drown in the rough waters.
(c) Confederates getting water from the opposite side of the river.
(d) Men swim away down the river.

7. Grant described the details of the first raid of the cavalry under _________________ command.
(a) Sheridan's.
(b) His.
(c) Sherman's.
(d) Jackson's.

8. On May 22, Grant issued orders that scouts be sent out in search of what?
(a) The Confederate forces.
(b) Food.
(c) Shelter.
(d) Other Union troops.

9. In Chapter 65, the Union captured Petersburg and who visited with Grant there the day after the final assault?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Gibson.
(d) Lee.

10. On ____________ 7, 1865, Grant sent Lee a note, saying further fighting would be useless and urging an end to the war.
(a) September.
(b) April.
(c) June.
(d) January.

11. In what role did Grant meet Lincoln for the first time?
(a) He was Lieutenant General in command of the Union Army.
(b) He was Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Union Army.
(c) He was Commander-in-Chief in command of the Union Army.
(d) He was General in command of the Union Army.

12. Grant wrote a lengthy letter outlining a new plan to move all the Union troops how?
(a) Toward several different goals.
(b) In several different ways.
(c) In tandem to a central goal.
(d) In opposite directions and campaigns.

13. In Chapter 44, Grant described the actual battle. Grant knew that the Confederate Commander ___________ was among those facing the Union Army.
(a) Bragg.
(b) Beauregard.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Early.

14. Grant noted that when the ladies learned the truth about the condition of the Confederate Army and that the Union had the upper hand, they began to cry. Besides being upset, why did they cry?
(a) The women did not believe Grant.
(b) The women did not want to be reminded of the Confederate's possible defeat.
(c) It was typical in those days to share misinformation, whether by design to keep Confederate loyalties intact or to promote morale.
(d) The women learned the fate of their loved ones.

15. Lincoln said that his lack of what was a problem?
(a) Sleep.
(b) Education.
(c) Military expertise.
(d) Political expertise.

Short Answer Questions

1. At Grant's request, _________________ was transferred to take over the command of the Army of Tennessee which was headquartered near Grant's location.

2. In Chapter 40, Grant arrived in __________ and was sent on to Louisville, where he met Secretary of War Stanton.

3. The book concludes with an appendix titled, "Report of Lieutenant-General U.S. Grant of the United States Armies. The opening of that section was addressed to E.M. Stanton, who was the _____________________ and was intended to be an overview report of Grant's involvement in the war.

4. The Union troops left behind in ______________ were called on to defend the city from invading Confederate soldiers.

5. Nine days later, Grant wrote another letter to Thomas, this time demanding that Thomas do what?

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