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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Lee order Jackson to get his troops before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) In the Shenandoah Hills.
(b) Into the mountains of Hayes Valley.
(c) Into the creeks for safety.
(d) Between the Union army and Washington.

2. When do the armies resume fighting after the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Fall of 1862.
(b) Spring of 1962.
(c) Fall of 1962.
(d) Spring of 1862.

3. Where is Bowdoin College located?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) Michigan.
(c) Maine.
(d) Maryland.

4. Who arrives as back-up for Hancock as he is guarding his charge?
(a) His friends from town.
(b) Neither his friends nor the infantry.
(c) The U.S. infantry.
(d) Both the U.S. infantry and his friends from town.

5. How are Jackson's soldiers described during the Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Running into battle "like moths toward a flame."
(b) Fleeing like "the true cowards that they are."
(c) Standing like a "stone wall."
(d) Standing "strong" but falling "like God's children."

6. What delays the Union Army in the north during the first battle over Richmond?
(a) Hunger.
(b) Sickness.
(c) Bad weather.
(d) Jackson's victory.

7. When do Hancock and his men attack Richmond?
(a) In January.
(b) In May.
(c) In December.
(d) In August.

8. What promotion does McClellan give Hancock when Hancock first arrives in Washington?
(a) From Captain to Brigadier General.
(b) From Colonel to Lieutenant.
(c) From Lieutenant to Colonel.
(d) From General to Colonel.

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

10. 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) Barton and Gen. Davis.
(d) Johnson and Longfellow.

11. Where is Chamberlain hunting when the novel opens up?
(a) Manhattan.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Maine.
(d) Mexico.

12. After Chamberlain's first battle, when does Lee's army withdraw?
(a) At the sound of cannons.
(b) When Chamberlain starts leading his men down a hill in a loud charge.
(c) Just as the fighting gets rough.
(d) At night.

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

14. Who trains Chamberlain and his regiment?
(a) Colonel Ames.
(b) Colonel Avery.
(c) Colonel Annex.
(d) Colonel Arms.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Lee finally find out about how the Battle of Bull Run went?

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

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

4. What rank does Lee make Jackson when he comes seeking an appointment?

5. What rank does Lee hold when he is first introduced in "Gods and Generals"?

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