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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who knows that once engaged with Grant, the man will not back down?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Lee.
(d) Sherman.

2. What book is "The Last Full Measure" in Shaara's set of Civil War books?
(a) 1st.
(b) 4th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

3. Who expresses outright contempt for the foreign dignitaries?
(a) Lee.
(b) Meade.
(c) Grant.
(d) Sorrel.

4. How is Stuart different from Lee in regards to religion?
(a) Stuart is more conservative.
(b) Stuart is less conservative.
(c) Stuart is an atheist.
(d) Stuart is a Catholic.

5. What is the cliche regarding the Southern fight in the Civil War?
(a) It was to dominate women.
(b) It was for preservation of the union.
(c) It was for autonomy.
(d) It was for states' right.

6. Whose quarters do foreign dignitaries visit?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Grant.
(c) Ewell.
(d) Lee.

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

8. Of what group will Chamberlain's new assignment as commander be?
(a) Second Brigade.
(b) First Brigade.
(c) Third Brigade.
(d) Fourth Brigade.

9. Where in Virginia does Lee bring his army successfully?
(a) North of Rapidan River.
(b) West of Orange.
(c) North of Orange.
(d) South of Rapidan River.

10. Who had pressed the Federal soldiers hard at Chickamauga?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Joyce.
(d) Bragg.

11. Shaara offers biographies on which of the following leaders?
(a) Lincoln, Davis, and Grant.
(b) Lee, Stuart, and Meade.
(c) Chamberlain, Ewell, and Early.
(d) Grant, Lee, and Chamberlain.

12. Who sends a communication to Grant, informing him that the enemy is advancing on the Orange Turnpike?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Meade.

13. What was not thorough enough according to Hill that caused the failed attack at Bristol?
(a) Hard work.
(b) Planning.
(c) Reconnaissance.
(d) Fighting.

14. Who has an illness that takes him out of fighting on behalf of the Confederates, disappointing Lee?
(a) Grant.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Ewell.
(d) Stuart.

15. What does Lee get his engineers in response to the heavy rain?
(a) A raincoat.
(b) A waterproof house.
(c) A makeshift bridge.
(d) A tent.

Short Answer Questions

1. If the South won the Civil War, what might disintegrate as a result?

2. Who suggests that a war council would have helped prevent the first failed attempt on attacking Lee's center?

3. What do Confederate soldiers enter at Bristol station that Chamberlain notices takes them into a perfect trap?

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

5. Who does Lincoln talk about about the necessity of war being won for the preservation of democracy?

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