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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Grant (February 3, 1865) Lee (February 1865): Chapters 35-36.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the Confederate cavalry commander that delivers messages to General Lee?
(a) Longstreet.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Longview.

2. For mutually beneficial transactions, what were northern and southern troops willing to have temporarily?
(a) A truce.
(b) A celebration.
(c) A violation.
(d) A fight.

3. What kind of repeating carbines do Sheridan's man have?
(a) 7-shot.
(b) 10-shot.
(c) 9-shot.
(d) 4-shot.

4. Who prepares his Confederate cavalry to meet Sheridan's larger force?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

5. What is the cliche regarding the Southern fight in the Civil War?
(a) It was for states' right.
(b) It was for autonomy.
(c) It was for preservation of the union.
(d) It was to dominate women.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which officials, consisting of the vice president, assistant secretary of war, and president of the senate, visit Lincoln?

2. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

3. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?

4. Who has given Sheridan permission to attack and eliminate the Confederate cavalry?

5. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?

(see the answer key)

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