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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Who delivers the request from the Secretary of War to Lee?
(a) Washington.
(b) Jackson.
(c) Chamberlain.
(d) J.E.B. Stuart.

4. Where is Chamberlain's regiment sent after Washington?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Texas.
(d) Back to Massachusetts.

5. Who visits McClellan has he and his troops stay put after Lee retreats?
(a) General Lee.
(b) President Lincoln.
(c) President Davis.
(d) General Chamberlain.

6. What is Hancock told will happen if Lincoln wins the election?
(a) That he will be assassinated.
(b) That civil war will be avoided.
(c) That civil war will break out.
(d) That Hancock will be promoted.

7. What has left Lee's wife crippled?
(a) An accident.
(b) A heart attack.
(c) Polio.
(d) Arthritis.

8. What does the governor give Chamberlain after he comes to visit?
(a) The second in command job of a new regiment.
(b) A stern warning about visiting unannounced.
(c) A nice bottle of brandy.
(d) A medal of honor.

9. How long does McClellan keep his army inactive after Lee's retreat?
(a) Several months.
(b) Nearly 6 months.
(c) Several weeks.
(d) Only 1 day.

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

11. Who is in charge of the U.S. forces when Texas secedes?
(a) No one at first because things are very chaotic.
(b) General Washington.
(c) General Lee.
(d) General Winfield Scott.

12. What does one of Lee's freed slaves request?
(a) That he be allowed to travel to Canada.
(b) That he be allowed to buy his brother.
(c) That he be allowed to fight for the North.
(d) That he be allowed to still work for Lee.

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

14. After the first attack on Richmond, what do Lee and Davis do to see what is going on with the troops?
(a) Order field reports.
(b) Go undercover.
(c) Head to the front lines.
(d) Send out spies.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who tells the regiment that McClellan thinks they won a great victory even though they took heavy losses?

2. What happens to Johnston before he loses command of the army?

3. Who travels with Lee en route to meet up with Jackson before the Second Battle of Bull Run?

4. What kind of hostess is Mira described as?

5. Who is Sam Houston?

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