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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. Where does Chamberlain return by train?
(a) Portland.
(b) Boston.
(c) New Brunswick.
(d) New York.

2. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?
(a) The Federalist group.
(b) The Economist group.
(c) The Confederacy.
(d) The Union.

3. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Lee.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Sherman.

4. What has a far weaker central government than the Union?
(a) Federalists.
(b) Confederation.
(c) Liberalists.
(d) Economists.

5. By default, what practice do the Southerners want to maintain in the Civil War?
(a) Gender inequality.
(b) Cotton picking.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Primogeniture.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is lacking in the military preparations for both the northern and southern troops in the Wilderness, making it difficult to find each other?

2. What does Shaara employ to illustrate the battles that led to the failure at Bristol?

3. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?

4. What era does Grant think Meade's unorthodox practice represent?

5. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?

(see the answer key)

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