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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 6-10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Hancock in charge of when he is first introduced in the novel?
(a) Top-secret military plans.
(b) All of these answers are correct.
(c) A supply post filled with weapons and supplies.
(d) Protecting government personnel.

2. Who delivers the request from the Secretary of War to Lee?
(a) Jackson.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) Washington.
(d) J.E.B. Stuart.

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

4. What does Jackson do with his wife before he rides off to war with the Corps of Cadets?
(a) Go on a quick vacation.
(b) Pray.
(c) Flee.
(d) Eat a nice dinner out.

5. During what war does "Gods and Generals" take place?
(a) World War I.
(b) The Revolutionary War.
(c) The Mexican Civil War.
(d) The American Civil War.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Houston tell Lee when they first meet?

2. What army does Lee belong to when he is first introduce in "Gods and Generals"?

3. How is John Brown executed?

4. Where is Hancock posted when he is first introduced in the novel?

5. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?

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