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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. Who wins the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) No one; it is a draw.
(b) The Confederacy.
(c) The Union.
(d) This is a trick question; there is no Second Battle of Bull Run.

2. What does Hancock tell his men to do when they (appear to) retreat from their attack on Richmond?
(a) Play their drums extra loud.
(b) Walk backwards so no one shoots them in the back.
(c) Look as panicked as they can.
(d) Walk, not run.

3. How could McClellan's military strategy best be defined?
(a) Intelligent.
(b) Aggressive.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Cautious.

4. Who is J.E.B. Stuart when he is first introduced.
(a) Lee's cavalry commander.
(b) Lee's secretary.
(c) Lee's personal assistant.
(d) The Confederate Secretary of War.

5. Who finally relieves McClellan of command for the last time?
(a) President Lincoln.
(b) President Chamberlain.
(c) President Davis.
(d) President Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who calls Lee back once Texas votes to secede?

2. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

3. Who travels with Lee en route to meet up with Jackson before the Second Battle of Bull Run?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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