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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. When does "Gods and Generals" begin?
(a) A few years into the war.
(b) After the war.
(c) A few years before the war.
(d) Near the end of the war.

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

4. What happens that allows for Hancock to be promoted to command of a division?
(a) He starts rumors about other people competing for his job.
(b) He passes his training classes.
(c) Another general is killed.
(d) He pays the officer wanting the bribe in exchange for the promotion.

5. Who is Lewis Armistead?
(a) An old friend of Lee's.
(b) An old friend of Jackson's.
(c) An old friend of Hancock's.
(d) An old friend of Chamberlain's.

6. Where would Chamberlain have gone had he become a soldier instead of an academic?
(a) He wouldn't have gone to college at all.
(b) MIT.
(c) West Point.
(d) Virginia Tech.

7. Where does Hancock wait so long to get orders from during his time in Los Angeles?
(a) From Texas.
(b) From the governor of California.
(c) From Virginia.
(d) From Washington.

8. Where is John Brown from?
(a) Idaho.
(b) Vermont.
(c) Michigan.
(d) Kansas.

9. What does Hamilton tell Hancock the new state of California will be called?
(a) The Great Nationstate of California.
(b) The California Republic.
(c) The Great Nation of California.
(d) Californina.

10. What does Major Armistead ask in a message to Hancock after Hancock meets with Hamilton?
(a) That he be sent reinforcements right away.
(b) That he be invited to dinner.
(c) That he never be contacted again.
(d) That he be allowed to marry Hancock's daughter.

11. Which side does Hancock decide to fight for?
(a) He actually decides to be a spy.
(b) The North.
(c) The South.
(d) Neither.

12. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does Jackson have?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 16,000.
(c) 1,000.
(d) 75,000.

13. Where does Lee first meet with the governor of Virginia?
(a) Richmond.
(b) Arlington.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) His estate.

14. When does Hancock finally arrive in Washington to begin serving in the war?
(a) A few weeks after the Battle of Bull Run.
(b) Right as President Lincoln is assassinated.
(c) A few weeks before the Battle of Bull Run.
(d) Right as the Battle of Bull Run is taking place.

15. Who is Mira?
(a) Hancock's sister.
(b) Hancock's wife.
(c) Hancock's daughter.
(d) Hancock's mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?

2. Contrary to media reports, how many men does John Brown have with him during his "uprising"?

3. Who does General Johnston resign to fight for?

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

5. What position is Lee offered in the US military as the civil war threatens to start?

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