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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Lee (May 1864): Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where is Lee astride his horse overlooking the Potomac River?
(a) A Confederate stronghold.
(b) The President's mansion.
(c) A Federal stronghold.
(d) A high bluff.

3. Who is the Confederate cavalry commander that delivers messages to General Lee?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Longstreet.
(d) Longview.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did Stonewall Jackson eventually die of?

4. In what season does the Federal commander send orders to position troops after meeting with Lincoln?

5. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?

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