The Killer Angels Test | Final Test - Easy

Michael Shaara
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 154 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Killer Angels Test | Final Test - Easy

Michael Shaara
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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Kilrain think is important in fighting this war?
(a) Equality
(b) Race
(c) Unity
(d) Justice

2. How does Armistead get his men's attention when he goes to help Kemper?
(a) Shoots his gun into the air.
(b) Blows a bugle call.
(c) Puts his hat on top of his uplifted sword.
(d) Waves a flag in the air.

3. How does Pickett respond to his orders?
(a) With excitement, but some doubts
(b) With great enthusiasm
(c) Soberly and somberly
(d) With some hesitation

4. What does Marshall request of Longstreet?
(a) Talk Lee into a frontal attack.
(b) Speak to Lee on Stuart's behalf.
(c) Talk Lee into an attack on the right.
(d) Ask Lee to court-martial Stuart.

5. What does Chamberlain decide to do when his men run out of ammunition?
(a) Show a white flag and surrender.
(b) Move his men to the right to join other troops.
(c) Fix bayonets and charge.
(d) Ride to Col. Vincent to request more ammunition.

6. What strategy does Lee decide is the best course of action?
(a) Attack on the left where the enemy has already been weakened.
(b) Withdraw to higher ground and try to draw the enemy out in the open.
(c) Attack at the center and split the line in two.
(d) Attack on the right as Longstreet suggested.

7. Where does Tom get the coffee that he brings to Chamberlain?
(a) From dead soldiers
(b) From the regiment's rations
(c) From captured Rebel soldiers
(d) From Gen. Meade with his compliments

8. Which of these is NOT something Chamberlain thinks about his men?
(a) They deserve recognition for what they accomplished the day before.
(b) Another battle like the one the day before, and the regiment will be gone.
(c) Those who remain are the best of the best.
(d) They would be better off under the command of someone else.

9. What does the Baptist minister say to Chamberlain about slavery?
(a) It is the mark of a doomed society.
(b) Chamberlain cannot understand it because he has never lived with the black man.
(c) There is nothing wrong with it provided the master treats the slave well.
(d) It is wrong according to the Bible and every man should fight it.

10. How does Lee generally handle a battle?
(a) He gives his officers orders then lets them do the fighting.
(b) He retreats to headquarters and studies his Bible until the battle is over.
(c) He stays in contact with the officers and directs them several times a day.
(d) He joins the troops in the field and fights at the front of the troops.

11. How does the battle go for the Confederates?
(a) They sustain heavy casualties, yet they carry on.
(b) After a short time, they turn and run as a group.
(c) Against the odds, they begin to win.
(d) They are instantly stopped in their tracks.

12. What is Stuart's initial response when Lee tells him there are officers who want Stuart court-martialed?
(a) He protests his innocence.
(b) He wants to know who those officers are.
(c) He bows his head in shame.
(d) He offers to resign from his post.

13. What action does Chamberlain take that haunts him afterward?
(a) He shoots an enemy officer at point-blank range.
(b) He sends his men to scavenge ammunition from the dead.
(c) He leaves Kilrain wounded on the battlefield.
(d) He sends Tom into a gap to fill it.

14. What strange action does Chamberlain take under gunfire?
(a) He falls asleep.
(b) He charges on horseback, alone.
(c) He runs to the rear.
(d) He sends Tom to the front line.

15. Why does Longstreet say Lee should put Hill in command instead of Longstreet?
(a) The men are mostly Hill's.
(b) Hill is better at this kind of assault.
(c) Longstreet has come down with the old soldier's disease.
(d) Hill earned the right with his victory the day before.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Armistead's fear at the end?

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

3. What does Longstreet think he should do but cannot?

4. What is Longstreet struggling with throughout the chapter?

5. Why does Longstreet tell Hood not to attack to the right?

(see the answer keys)

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