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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Who calls Lee back once Texas votes to secede?
(a) California.
(b) Virginia.
(c) Washington.
(d) Idaho.
2. What is Chamberlain and his men's assignment during their first battle?
(a) To be on the front line.
(b) To scout out the other side's locations.
(c) To pose as spies.
(d) To stay in reserve.
3. What happens that allows for Hancock to be promoted to command of a division?
(a) He pays the officer wanting the bribe in exchange for the promotion.
(b) He passes his training classes.
(c) Another general is killed.
(d) He starts rumors about other people competing for his job.
4. Who travels with Lee en route to meet up with Jackson before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) Davis.
(b) Washington.
(c) Barton.
(d) Longstreet.
5. In the first battle over Richmond, how many men does Jackson have?
(a) 1,000.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 75,000.
(d) 16,000.
6. What does Houston tell Lee when they first meet?
(a) That if Texas secedes, the army will resist.
(b) That if California secedes, the army will not resist.
(c) That if Texas secedes, the army will not resist.
(d) That if California secedes, the army will resist.
7. How is John Brown executed?
(a) By hanging.
(b) By drowning.
(c) By rifle.
(d) By lethal injection.
8. Who finally relieves McClellan of command for the last time?
(a) President Davis.
(b) President Chamberlain.
(c) President Washington.
(d) President Lincoln.
9. When does Virginia secede from the union?
(a) The same day Lee resigns from the U.S. military forces.
(b) The same day Lincoln is assassinated.
(c) The same day Texas secedes.
(d) The same day California secedes.
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) Barton and Gen. Davis.
(c) Johnston and Larkspur.
(d) Johnson and Longfellow.
11. Where is Chamberlain nearly killed during his first battle?
(a) On horseback.
(b) At the top of a hill.
(c) In the back of a wagon.
(d) In a trench.
12. On what date does the presidential election take place?
(a) November 6, 1900.
(b) November 6, 1886.
(c) November 6, 1860.
(d) November 6, 1845.
13. Where is the Union trying to bring troops in from before the Second Battle of Bull Run?
(a) California.
(b) Texas.
(c) Anywhere they can.
(d) The battles along the James River.
14. Why must Hancock wait so long for orders?
(a) So he knows how much money he can leave his wife before he goes.
(b) So that he can know which side he is supposed to fight for.
(c) Because he is a spy now so he needs all the information he can get.
(d) Because he does not know what to do or where to go until they arrive.
15. Contrary to media reports, how many men does John Brown have with him during his "uprising"?
(a) Hundreds.
(b) Only a few dozen.
(c) Just one (his brother).
(d) Thousands.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where are Jackson and his men posted when Richmond comes under attack in the early part of the war?
2. Who is Kilrain?
3. What does Lee have to do after he transitions Virginia's forces into the main army?
4. How are Lee's hands injured?
5. Who is Chamberlain surprised to see when he sets up camp with his new regiment?
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