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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. Who expresses his frustration with bad intelligence where nothing that had been thought true the day before proves to be so?
(a) Sherman.
(b) Grant.
(c) Lincoln.
(d) Lee.
2. Who is the President of the United States in "The Last Full Measure"?
(a) Hoover.
(b) Grant.
(c) Carter.
(d) Lincoln.
3. What do the north and south troops NOT share in common?
(a) Beliefs.
(b) Language.
(c) Cultures.
(d) Coffee.
4. Who has given Sheridan permission to attack and eliminate the Confederate cavalry?
(a) Stuart.
(b) Grant.
(c) Sorrel.
(d) Lee.
5. Who has an illness that takes him out of fighting on behalf of the Confederates, disappointing Lee?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Grant.
(c) Ewell.
(d) Stuart.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does the Federal commander's work focus on?
2. Whose reinforcements arrive after marching thirty miles in less than two days?
3. What does Meade unite with his replacement as commander in their mission to win the war as?
4. Who shot Stonewall Jackson during the Battle of Chancellorsville?
5. The thick brush, trees, swampy areas, and general tangle of vegetation in what area make it difficult to navigate?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Grant get Meade on his side working together to fight the Confederates?
2. After the failed Hancock attack, what does Lee think about God and believe will happen to Longstreet?
3. Why does Lee want to resign?
4. Why is it hard to see the enemy in the wilderness that becomes apparent on the first full day of battle?
5. What is the cliche surrounding the Southern reason for fighting in the Civil War and how does Lee oppose this?
6. What does the figure of Grant represent in Washington during the war?
7. How does Chamberlain's discussion of home with his brother Tom foreshadow Tom's death?
8. Describe the interaction between Hill and Lee as they survey the failed attempt at Bristol.
9. How does Shaara effectively change the mood of Chapter 1 from despair to some possibility for hope?
10. Why does Shaara offer an Introduction to "The Last Full Measure"?
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