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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 16-19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What position is Lee offered in the US military as the civil war threatens to start?
(a) None; he is fired.
(b) First in command.
(c) None; he quits before anyone can make him an offer.
(d) Second in command.

2. After the first attack on Richmond, what do Lee and Davis do to see what is going on with the troops?
(a) Send out spies.
(b) Go undercover.
(c) Order field reports.
(d) Head to the front lines.

3. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?
(a) West Point.
(b) Virginia Tech.
(c) MIT.
(d) He wouldn't have gone to college at all.

4. Where is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens up?
(a) Maine.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Mexico.
(d) Manhattan.

5. When does Virginia secede from the union?
(a) The same day Texas secedes.
(b) The same day Lee resigns from the U.S. military forces.
(c) The same day Lincoln is assassinated.
(d) The same day California secedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is General Johnston when the Civil War resumes after the Battle of Bull Run?

2. What does one of Lee's freed slaves request?

3. What event leaves Lee in charge of his family estate?

4. What tragedy has just befallen Jackson when the novel opens?

5. Who serves as a protective force to make sure there is no trouble during John Brown's execution?

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