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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Chapters 23-26.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What command does the governor of Virginia give Lee when they first meet?
(a) Command of Virginia's provisional army.
(b) He makes him his own personal assistant.
(c) Command of Richmond's provisional army.
(d) Command of Arlington's provisional army.

2. What is Chamberlain's job at Bowdoin College?
(a) Professor.
(b) Vice President.
(c) President.
(d) He is just a student there.

3. What army does Lee belong to when he is first introduce in "Gods and Generals"?
(a) The U.S. Army.
(b) None; this is a trick question.
(c) The Confederacy.
(d) The Mexican Army.

4. What does Lee have to do after he transitions Virginia's forces into the main army?
(a) Get them all to learn how to read and write.
(b) Not much.
(c) Train them all on hand-to-hand combat.
(d) Convince them to take a cut in pay.

5. What provides McClellan with yet another excuse to keep his troops stationary after Lee retreats?
(a) Poor morale.
(b) Bad weather.
(c) A fortune-teller's omen.
(d) Illness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Union trying to bring troops in from before the Second Battle of Bull Run?

2. When do the armies resume fighting after the Battle of Bull Run?

3. After the first attack on Richmond, what do Lee and Davis do to see what is going on with the troops?

4. Who is General John Pope?

5. After Chamberlain's first battle, when does Lee's army withdraw?

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