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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under Lee's leadership, what had become the primary method of fighting the war?
(a) Offense.
(b) Fear mongering.
(c) Guerrilla tactics.
(d) Defense.

3. For mutually beneficial transactions, what were northern and southern troops willing to have temporarily?
(a) A fight.
(b) A celebration.
(c) A truce.
(d) A violation.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What are the whizzing bullets that pass Lee?

3. Who is in charge of the Confederate forces?

4. What era does Grant think Meade's unorthodox practice represent?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Shaara offer immediately to the reader in the introduction that foreshadows the conflicts to come?

2. Why is Lee unable to enjoy Christmas in Richmond?

3. How does the fight in the Wilderness initially go from in the favor of the Confederates to defeat?

4. What is the cliche surrounding the Southern reason for fighting in the Civil War and how does Lee oppose this?

5. Why does Shaara offer an Introduction to "The Last Full Measure"?

6. When Meade had pressed on his army at Mine Run, why was Lee criticized and how is this ironic for the South?

7. How do troops on both sides of the war reveal their similarities through bartering?

8. How does Grant relieve his frustration by cutting wood?

9. After the failed Hancock attack, what does Lee think about God and believe will happen to Longstreet?

10. Why is fighting in the wilderness difficult for both Grant and Lee?

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