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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One, Chapters 11-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Jackson teach when he is first introduced in "Gods and Generals"?
(a) Harvard.
(b) The U.S. Naval Academy.
(c) The Virginia Military Academy.
(d) Virginia Tech.

2. Who calls Lee back once Texas votes to secede?
(a) Washington.
(b) California.
(c) Idaho.
(d) Virginia.

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

4. On what date does the presidential election take place?
(a) November 6, 1886.
(b) November 6, 1845.
(c) November 6, 1860.
(d) November 6, 1900.

5. Who is Sam Houston?
(a) The governor of Texas.
(b) The mayor of Los Angeles.
(c) The mayor of the town that will later be called Houston.
(d) The governor of California.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is in charge of the U.S. forces when Texas secedes?

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

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

4. Where does Lee first meet with the governor of Virginia?

5. Who is Jefferson Davis?

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