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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Horwitz join with the day of the reenactment?
(a) Company L of the 32nd Virginia.
(b) Company H of the 32nd Virginia.
(c) Company G of the 32nd Virginia.
(d) Company E of the 32nd Virginia.

2. Where was Guthrie located?
(a) At the Tennessee-Kentucky border.
(b) In the center of Tennessee.
(c) on the coast.
(d) In the center of Kentucky.

3. What did Foote and Horwitz spend several hours discussing?
(a) The causes of the Civil War.
(b) The major generals of the civil War.
(c) The major battles of the Civil War.
(d) The fascination of the South for the Civil War.

4. What is Michael King's occupation?
(a) Guide.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Poacher.
(d) Fisher.

5. What was Michael Westerman's wife's name?
(a) Roberta.
(b) Hannah.
(c) Irina.
(d) Sarah.

6. What did the black students of the local high school wear?
(a) Caps with M on it.
(b) Caps with L.
(c) Caps with KKK with a donkey on it.
(d) Caps with an X on it.

7. What group was founded after the Civil War and re-emerged in the early 20th century?
(a) The Ku Klux Klan.
(b) The Cats of the Confederacy.
(c) The Daughters of the Confederacy.
(d) The Sons of the Confederacy.

8. What did the caps of the local high school student celebrate?
(a) Martin Luther King.
(b) Malcom X.
(c) The end of racism.
(d) Rosa Parks.

9. What battlefield did Foote visit frequently?
(a) The battle of Bull Run.
(b) The battle of Stone Wall.
(c) The battlefield of Shiloh.
(d) The battle of Gettysburg.

10. Who was Horwitz's host dressed as?
(a) A private.
(b) A general.
(c) A journalist.
(d) A medic.

11. Where did Foote live?
(a) New Orleans.
(b) Nashville
(c) Memphis.
(d) Dallas.

12. What did Ed and Sue Curtis stop doing?
(a) Answering their phone.
(b) Seeing friends.
(c) Going to the supermarket.
(d) Going to church.

13. What did Horwitz borrow from the man who invited him?
(a) Authentic Confederate clothing.
(b) A pair of glasses.
(c) A rifle.
(d) A horse.

14. What was Westerman's killer sentenced to?
(a) Death.
(b) 10 to 25 years.
(c) Life in prison.
(d) 25 years to life.

15. What did the father of the grass basket maker warn her about?
(a) Politicians.
(b) White people.
(c) Confederates.
(d) Adults.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Westerman stop before being shot?

2. Where was the "Start Spangled Banner" composed?

3. Where did Joel Dorfman start his tour?

4. How old was the woman who took over the Confederate museum?

5. Who invited Horwitz to a reenactment in Chapter 6?

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