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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, Chapter 52-55.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What natural event seems like the only thing that will stop Jackson's advance at Chancellorsville?
(a) A horrible snowstorm.
(b) A horrible thunderstorm.
(c) Nightfall.
(d) A tornado.

2. What unit is Chamberlain put in charge of after Fredericksburg?
(a) The Twentieth Maine and the Seventeenth Vermont.
(b) The Twentieth Maine.
(c) The Twentieth Maine, the Seventeenth Vermont, and the Twelfth New York.
(d) All of the Union forces.

3. Where is the Union trying to bring troops in from before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) California.
(b) Anywhere they can.
(c) Texas.
(d) The battles along the James River.

4. After he is put in command of the Confederate Army, who does Lee put in charge of his two corps?
(a) Jackson and Longstreet.
(b) Johnston and Larkspur.
(c) Johnson and Longfellow.
(d) Barton and Gen. Davis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Chamberlain nearly killed during his first battle?

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

3. Where is Bowdoin College located?

4. Why does the Union army retreat and create a defensive line around Chancellorsville?

5. Who does General Sumner speak to about his concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river?

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