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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Grant (May 4, 1864) Lee (May 5, 1864): Chapters 9-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was not thorough enough according to Hill that caused the failed attack at Bristol?
(a) Planning.
(b) Reconnaissance.
(c) Fighting.
(d) Hard work.

2. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) A tent.
(c) A waterproof house.
(d) A makeshift bridge.

3. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?
(a) Grant.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Lee.

4. When Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run, who was criticized for his defensive maneuvers?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Brigand.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Lee.

5. What era does Grant think Meade's unorthodox practice represent?
(a) The Norman conquest.
(b) The Roman empire.
(c) The Greek invasion.
(d) The British colonists.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who attacks at Bristol Station and fails?

2. What troops hide behind a railroad cut near the Bristol Station?

3. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?

4. Who dismisses Hill's apology for the failed attack at Bristol?

5. Who cross the Rapidan River at the westerly Germanna Ford?

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