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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, Chapters 34-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does Hancock get promoted to command of a division?
(a) On his birthday.
(b) In the middle of a battle.
(c) Never; this is a trick question.
(d) As a surprise during a dinner party.

2. What surprised Jackson about the swamp he left alone during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) It has a secret bridge for the soldiers to cross.
(b) It has crocodiles in it.
(c) It has poisonous snakes.
(d) It is frozen solid.

3. Who arrives with Longstreet and his troops across the Rappahannock River?
(a) General Lee.
(b) General Davis.
(c) General Chamberlain.
(d) General Washington.

4. What does Johnston cut off to Richmond during the first battle for control over the city?
(a) All electricity.
(b) The water supply.
(c) The food supply.
(d) All communication.

5. 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, not run.
(c) Look as panicked as they can.
(d) Walk backwards so no one shoots them in the back.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hancock's brigade unload as part of the army attacking Richmond?

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

3. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

4. What does the governor give Chamberlain after he comes to visit?

5. Who wins the Second Battle of Bull Run?

(see the answer key)

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