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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is shown an unfinished railroad cut that could hide a buildup of troops to attack the Federal left flank?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lee.
(d) Longstreet.

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

3. Where did Chamberlain lead a heroic bayonet charge?
(a) Underground Lieu.
(b) Little Round Top.
(c) Mormon Retreat.
(d) Litchfield Commons.

4. What were the northern and southern troops friendly enough to barter?
(a) Women.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Cotton.
(d) Diamonds.

5. What practice of the commander do foreign dignitaries mock when they visit his quarters?
(a) Whittling wood.
(b) Smoking tobacco.
(c) Painting.
(d) Doing yoga.

6. Who has been criticized as losing the Battle of Gettysburg?
(a) Lee.
(b) Longstreet.
(c) Longfellow.
(d) Sherman.

7. What does Meade unite with his replacement as commander in their mission to win the war as?
(a) Parsimonious leaders.
(b) Brothers in arms.
(c) Fame-hungry officials.
(d) Power-thirsty soldiers.

8. After the failed assault on Hancock's center when the log wall burned, the attack was repulsed. Who died?
(a) Lee.
(b) Grant.
(c) Confederate soldiers.
(d) Rebel forces.

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

10. What does the Federal commander's work focus on?
(a) Being wealthy.
(b) Defeating the Confederates.
(c) Gaining recognition.
(d) Stealing from opponents.

11. What did Stonewall Jackson eventually die of?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Broken heart.
(c) Yellow fever.
(d) Diarrhea.

12. Who does Chamberlain talk to in Northern Virginia about his new assignment as commander?
(a) Lee.
(b) Grant.
(c) Griffin.
(d) Stuart.

13. Who is in charge of the Federal forces?
(a) Davis.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Grant.
(d) Lee.

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

15. Who meets Chamberlain at the train station?
(a) His wife.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His sister.
(d) His daughter.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does the novel begin?

2. Who had pressed the Federal soldiers hard at Chickamauga?

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

4. After the failed assault on Hancock's center, which general is badly wounded?

5. Whose quarters do foreign dignitaries visit?

(see the answer keys)

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