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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long is the pontoon bridge over the James River that the Federal forces pass over?
(a) 1/2 mile.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 1 mile.
(d) 1/4 mile.

2. Who goes to Washington after the surrender ceremony and visits Lincoln?
(a) Grant.
(b) Lee.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Gordon.

3. Who receives word that Sherman has captured Atlanta?
(a) Meade.
(b) Lee.
(c) Grant.
(d) Stuart.

4. Who orders Meade to use the Fifth and Eighteenth Corps instead of the black troops?
(a) Lee.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Grant.
(d) Johnson.

5. Which officials, consisting of the vice president, assistant secretary of war, and president of the senate, visit Lincoln?
(a) Union.
(b) Confederate.
(c) Anarchist.
(d) Economist.

6. After the Federal soldiers cross James River, to whom does the command of Confederate soldiers go?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Grant.
(c) Beauregard.
(d) Meade.

7. Who is nominated for a second term as President?
(a) Davis.
(b) Sherman.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Grant.

8. Who will lead his division of Black soldiers into the breach made by blowing a hole in the Confederate defense?
(a) Ferrero.
(b) Meade.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Pleasant.

9. What is the luxury item that Grant has for dessert with his troops?
(a) Licorice.
(b) Chocolate.
(c) Sugary dates.
(d) Plums.

10. Who engage with Gordon's troops at Saylor's Creek?
(a) The Confederate Troops.
(b) The Union Soldiers.
(c) The Federal Second Corps.
(d) The Anarchist Leaders.

11. Where does Grant want to go to return to his wife and children?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Vermont.
(c) New York.
(d) New Jersey.

12. Who appeals to Davis with an idea to bring in new recruits from Georgia?
(a) Lee.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Meade.
(d) Sorrel.

13. What is Mark Twain's profession that introduces him to former Civil War generals?
(a) Marketing agent.
(b) Singer.
(c) Artist.
(d) Publisher.

14. The push against Pickett near the intersection of three roads known as ________ starts out confused.
(a) Five Forks.
(b) Five Brothers.
(c) Five Sisters.
(d) Five Soldiers.

15. Who misses Stuart's leadership of the cavalry?
(a) Sorrel.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Lee.
(d) Meade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What carries ammunition but no food from Richmond?

2. Who is the engineer that came up with the novel idea to blow a hole in the Confederate defense?

3. Who makes a serious mistake at Cold Harbor?

4. Who marches to the sea, gaining momentum over Confederates?

5. Who is killed by Federal soldiers, shot clean through the heart like a deer?

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