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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Horwitz go at the start of Chapter 4?

2. What did Foote and Horwitz spend several hours discussing?

3. What did Horwitz do most of the day?

4. What was Horwitz surprised to hear Foote defend?

5. What were reenactors who were not completely authentic in their costumes or behavior called?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why can't tourists find the locations in the "Gone with the Wind" book?

2. What event did Melly Meadows once win?

3. What happened to the dead during and after the battle of Shiloh?

4. Who was Shelby Foote according to Chapter 7?

5. Who was Alberta Martin's husband?

6. What did Foote do during his visits of the Shiloh battlefield?

7. What was special about the history of Fitzgerald after the war?

8. What did some of the Confederate groups say about William Martin?

9. What event opened the Civil War according to Chapter 3?

10. How did reenactors in Hodge's group spend the night?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the pros and cons of not having the Civil War taught to high school students.

Essay Topic 2

Examine and contrast General Grant and General Lee.

Essay Topic 3

Examine the significance of the Shiloh battle.

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