The Last Full Measure Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 128 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Last Full Measure Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What troops hide behind a railroad cut near the Bristol Station?
(a) Grant corps.
(b) Entire II corps.
(c) Hill's.
(d) Chamberlain's.

3. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?
(a) The general.
(b) His own men.
(c) The commander.
(d) His best friend.

4. What is Lee's horse's name?
(a) Othello.
(b) Markus.
(c) Guest.
(d) Traveler.

5. When the South cannot waste resources, what became important?
(a) Fighting agents.
(b) Defending honor.
(c) Finding cover.
(d) Building armies.

6. Who is the President of the United States in "The Last Full Measure"?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Hoover.
(c) Grant.
(d) Carter.

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

8. After the failed assault on Hancock's center, which general is badly wounded?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Grant.
(c) Meade.
(d) Longstreet.

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

10. Who may have fought with Grant in Mexico but cannot remember any distinguishing characteristics about Grant?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Longstreet.

11. Where does Chamberlain return by train?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Portland.
(d) New Brunswick.

12. After the draw battle in the Wilderness, where does Lee race south to set up the defenses?
(a) Spotsylvania.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Shenandoah.
(d) Pennsylvania.

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

14. What unorthodox practice does Meade have that shows a change of heart in Meade from bitterness to faith?
(a) His swearing.
(b) His sharing of supplies.
(c) His use of the flag.
(d) His choice of troops.

15. Who expresses his frustration with bad intelligence where nothing that had been thought true the day before proves to be so?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Grant.

Short Answer Questions

1. The thick brush, trees, swampy areas, and general tangle of vegetation in what area make it difficult to navigate?

2. What book is "The Last Full Measure" in Shaara's set of Civil War books?

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

4. Who is shown an unfinished railroad cut that could hide a buildup of troops to attack the Federal left flank?

5. For mutually beneficial transactions, what were northern and southern troops willing to have temporarily?

(see the answer keys)

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