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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Thursday, July 2, 1863, The Second Day, Chapter 2, Chamberlain.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From what is the book's title derived?
(a) A sermon from a visiting preacher.
(b) A line of Edgar Allan Poe's.
(c) A letter Chamberlain receives from his father.
(d) A speech Chamberlain made at school.

2. What is Reynolds bringing with him?
(a) The First and Eleventh Corps
(b) A division of infantry
(c) No one. He could not spare the troops
(d) One brigade

3. What is Buford's main concern?
(a) His men will run out of ammunition and have to fight with bayonets.
(b) The ground they are defending is in a poor position.
(c) His men will not be able to hold out long enough for help to arrive.
(d) He himself will be killed in the gunfire.

4. What catches Buford's eye in the cemetery?
(a) A tree full of crows.
(b) A white stone angel with arms outstretched.
(c) A gravestone with his family name on it.
(d) A gate that is hanging off its hinges.

5. What message does Reynolds send to his commanders?
(a) Start to gather your troops and await further messages.
(b) Come to Gettysburg with all possible speed.
(c) Get between Gettysburg and Washington, D.C., to prevent further movement north by the Rebels.
(d) Do nothing until you receive orders from Meade.

Short Answer Questions

1. To whom does Buford once more send a message?

2. What is described as "that ripply sound that raised the hair, that high thin scream from far away... terrible, inhuman"?

3. What does Chamberlain think will happen if the South wins?

4. To whom does Buford send a message regarding the Rebel troops?

5. What surprises Chamberlain about his interaction with the escaped slave?

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