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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Wednesday, July 1, 1863, The First Day, Chapter 2, Buford.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What feat does Buford accomplish at Thorofare Gap?
(a) He beats a Rebel officer in hand-to-hand combat.
(b) His 3000 men hold off Longstreet's 25,000 for six hours.
(c) He creates a rockslide, taking out an entire Rebel division.
(d) His men capture the most Rebel prisoners in the war so far.

2. What is described as "that ripply sound that raised the hair, that high thin scream from far away... terrible, inhuman"?
(a) The scream of wounded horses
(b) The Rebel yell
(c) The scream of incoming cannon fire
(d) The scream of wounded men

3. How long does Buford hope to hold the Rebel soldiers at bay?
(a) Long enough for Lee to arrive in town.
(b) Long enough for the infantry to arrive to support his cavalry.
(c) More than six hours.
(d) All day.

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

5. Which of these is the prevailing opinion held by others about General Meade?
(a) He is the best general either side had ever seen.
(b) He knows a great deal about the tactics of Robert E. Lee.
(c) He is the only hope for the Union army.
(d) He will not be any help.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Kilrain only a private?

2. Pickett concerned about ___________.

3. Which of these name is NOT used to refer to General Lee?

4. Whose troops wear black hats and are known as the Iron Brigade?

5. What decision does Longstreet make after hearing the spy's information?

(see the answer key)

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