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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Lee (October-December 1863): Chapters 5-6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose army is defeated and retreating that Lee watches from his horse?
(a) Chamberlain's forces.
(b) His army.
(c) Grant's army.
(d) Stuart's forces.

2. What do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?
(a) Eruptions.
(b) Grenades.
(c) Fire.
(d) Crossfire.

3. Who is the President of the Federal forces?
(a) Grant.
(b) Davis.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Chamberlain.

4. Who dismisses Hill's apology for the failed attack at Bristol?
(a) Banning.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Margot.
(d) Lee.

5. Who denies a military commander's request for leadership after Gettysburg?
(a) Davis.
(b) Longfellow.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what period do terribly bloody battles follow one another according to Shaara?

2. What is Lee's horse's name?

3. When the rain falls, what swells up, ready to flood, making it difficult to cross?

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

5. Where did Chamberlain lead a heroic bayonet charge?

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