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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. Why must Hancock wait so long for orders?
(a) So that he can know which side he is supposed to fight for.
(b) Because he is a spy now so he needs all the information he can get.
(c) So he knows how much money he can leave his wife before he goes.
(d) Because he does not know what to do or where to go until they arrive.

2. What happens to McClellan after he withdraws from Richmond?
(a) He dies.
(b) He decides to fight for the south.
(c) He is relieved of command.
(d) He is sent to Europe on a diplomatic mission.

3. Who is General Johnston when the Civil War resumes after the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) The commander of the Confederate Army.
(b) Lee's personal assistant.
(c) The vice president of the Confederacy.
(d) The president of the Confederacy.

4. Who is Lieutenant Walter Taylor?
(a) Lee's new aide once he becomes commander of Virginia's forces.
(b) Lee's brother-in-law.
(c) A spy for the north that only the reader knows about.
(d) Lee's most trusted military adviser.

5. What does Jackson order his troops to do about the gap by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Ignore it.
(b) Exploit it.
(c) Distract the enemy from it.
(d) Plug it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens that allows for Hancock to be promoted to command of a division?

2. From whose point of view is the letter written that informs Lee that his wife has had a baby girl?

3. How are Jackson's soldiers described during the Battle of Bull Run?

4. Where are Jackson and his men posted when Richmond comes under attack in the early part of the war?

5. How do the Union troops under McClellan withdraw from their attack of Richmond?

(see the answer key)

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