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

2. What does Jackson do during John Brown's execution?
(a) Pray for his soul.
(b) Fire his rifle.
(c) Sing.
(d) Pretend he doesn't see what is happening.

3. What does Major Armistead ask in a message to Hancock after Hancock meets with Hamilton?
(a) That he be sent reinforcements right away.
(b) That he be invited to dinner.
(c) That he be allowed to marry Hancock's daughter.
(d) That he never be contacted again.

4. What tragedy has just befallen Jackson when the novel opens?
(a) He has just been fired.
(b) His wife has died.
(c) He has learned that he is very sick.
(d) His newborn daughter has died.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Mr. Hamilton do for a living?

2. What does Jackson do with his wife before he rides off to war with the Corps of Cadets?

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

4. Where is John Brown from?

5. Where is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens up?

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