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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 reassures Grant that the war is still his call and that Washington politics will not interfere with his decisions?
(a) Lincoln.
(b) Stuart.
(c) Sherman.
(d) Sorrel.

2. What is filled with explosives and blows a hole in the Confederate defense?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Planes.
(c) Tunnels.
(d) Bunkers.

3. Who does Lee admire as the irst President of the United States?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Grant.
(c) Washington.
(d) Clay.

4. Who is killed by Federal soldiers, shot clean through the heart like a deer?
(a) Grant.
(b) Sheridan.
(c) Lee.
(d) Hill.

5. Who will not take the initiative like Stonewall Jackson had for the Confederates?
(a) Meade.
(b) Sorrel.
(c) Stuart.
(d) Ewell.

Short Answer Questions

1. The push against Pickett near the intersection of three roads known as ________ starts out confused.

2. Whose army is starving and expects a shipment of rations for his men to arrive?

3. Who does Lee visit that lost his will to fight at Gettysburg when he led a disastrous charge?

4. Who evacuated Atlanta after attempting to stop Sherman's march to the sea three times?

5. Who comes up with a bold plan that must be carried out flawlessly for Lee?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Chamberlain realize about the fight at Saylor's Creek?

2. Why is Grant tempted to drink alcohol after Cold Harbor?

3. How do Confederate troops show their obedience to Gordon in the surrender ceremony?

4. How does Grant recognize Lee's hopeless situation after Lee's troops fail to burn the bridges?

5. How does Grant succeed monetarily through his memoirs?

6. How does the battle at Fort Stedman begin initially by accident?

7. What does Lee fear about central leadership proposed in a message from Richmond?

8. Why does Appomattox signify the end of the Civil War?

9. How does access to water offer an advantage to Grant over Lee?

10. Why does Lee fail to attend the surrender ceremony?

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