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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Lee (March 31, 1865) Chamberlain (April 1, 1865) Lee (April 2, 1865): Chapters 41-43.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Cultures.
(c) Beliefs.
(d) Language.

3. What issue is emotional and political to Confederates regardless of why the Civil War is being waged?
(a) The control of lands.
(b) Power struggles.
(c) Slavery.
(d) Emancipation of women.

4. What is filled with explosives and blows a hole in the Confederate defense?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Planes.
(c) Bunkers.
(d) Tunnels.

5. Who suffers from debilitating arthritis that has rendered one of her arms shriveled and useless?
(a) Mary.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Custis.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where in Virginia does Lee bring his army successfully?

2. The victory at Cold Harbor for the Confederates was the result of a ________________.

3. What practice of the commander do foreign dignitaries mock when they visit his quarters?

4. Who crosses at Ely's Ford to the east?

5. How far apart are Lee's soldiers fter the failed attempt to implement Gordon's plan?

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