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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 50 through.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. ______________ fell on Grant and left him painfully bruised and swollen.
(a) A cart.
(b) A horse.
(c) A building.
(d) A wall.

2. The march was grueling and Grant said that everyone had been told to carry only what was necessary, but he saw various items discarded along the way. Why?
(a) In soldiers' efforts to lighten their loads.
(b) The men were not hungry.
(c) The items had spoiled.
(d) Mice had gotten into their packs.

3. Grant contrasted General _______ with General Taylor.
(a) Scott.
(b) Davis.
(c) Smith.
(d) Morales.

4. In Chapter 56, Grant faced the problem of what and was forced to move a flank to cut off Lee's movement to Richmond?
(a) A rocky area.
(b) A mountainous area.
(c) A dangerous area.
(d) A swampy area.

5. Grant said this proved effective at providing cover though in the case of the Battle of the Wilderness, what happened when the wood caught on fire?
(a) The heat became so intense that it drove some men away.
(b) The men were severely burned.
(c) The men were trapped.
(d) The men died.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 39, Grant outlined a plan to assault ___________ that was eventually vetoed.

2. General Burnside found himself in distress for what?

3. Grant traveled to _______________ where he met with Rosecrans, another commander who had troops in serious distress at Chattanooga.

4. In Chapter 54, Grant said the troops traveling in _________________ were faced with a different kind of country than they'd typically encountered across the south. The roads were in better condition and there was hardly ever a person seen other than those armed with Confederate sympathies.

5. Grant planned to do a short stint in the military before doing what?

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