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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. When the South cannot waste resources, what became important?
(a) Building armies.
(b) Defending honor.
(c) Fighting agents.
(d) Finding cover.

2. What does Shaara employ to illustrate the battles that led to the failure at Bristol?
(a) Irony.
(b) Symbolism.
(c) Flashbacks.
(d) Metaphor.

3. What were defensive maneuvers employed when Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run?
(a) Burning houses.
(b) Lowering battelions.
(c) Digging trenches.
(d) Opening caves.

4. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) The general.
(b) The commander.
(c) His own men.
(d) His best friend.

5. When the rain falls, what swells up, ready to flood, making it difficult to cross?
(a) The river.
(b) The bridge.
(c) The pontoon.
(d) The lake.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Lee accept as divine judgment at Gettysburg?

3. What was not thorough enough according to Hill that caused the failed attack at Bristol?

4. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?

5. What unorthodox practice does Meade have that shows a change of heart in Meade from bitterness to faith?

(see the answer key)

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