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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Friday, July 3, 1863, Chapter 2, Longstreet.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilrain say Chamberlain should tell the mutineers?
(a) The truth
(b) Fight or be called cowards.
(c) Fight, or we'll shoot you.
(d) Comforting lies

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

3. What has Heth done that he was not supposed to have done?
(a) He has captured the enemy's headquarters.
(b) He has moved his artillery in front of Lee.
(c) He engages in battle with the enemy.
(d) He has sent his troops to support Longstreet's.

4. How do things change when Chamberlain and his men enter Pennsylvania?
(a) The civilians become much more friendly.
(b) The weather improves.
(c) The weather gets worse.
(d) The civilians become more hostile.

5. Why does Longstreet tell Hood not to attack to the right?
(a) He thinks an attack on the right will fail.
(b) He wants Hood to stay where he is as a buffer between Longstreet and the enemy.
(c) He does not want to go against Lee again.
(d) He knows the enemy is reforming for just such an attack.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fremantle say the English have not entered the war?

2. Buford looks for ___________.

3. What had Sickles done that causes difficulty for the Union?

4. How does Pickett respond to his orders?

5. What catches Buford's eye in the cemetery?

(see the answer key)

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