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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much time passes between when Hancock's men advance and when the Twentieth Main's men advance over the same land at Fredericksburg?
(a) One week.
(b) A few hours.
(c) Two days.
(d) Just seconds; they have joined units.

2. What does Howard order his men to do for defense outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Set up the cannons.
(b) Build walls.
(c) Nothing.
(d) Dig trenches.

3. How do the Union troops initially respond to the Confederate attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) They retreat.
(b) They use bows and arrows.
(c) They charge at the Confederates as the cannons are firing.
(d) They start their music before fighting.

4. Who replaces Burnside as commander of the Union Army?
(a) Hooker.
(b) Davis.
(c) Barton.
(d) Washington.

5. What does Jackson do before telling his troops to charge outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) March around the Union lines.
(b) Have too much to drink.
(c) Pray for 30 minutes.
(d) Write a goodbye letter to his wife.

6. How does Jane die?
(a) She dies of hunger.
(b) She drowns in a lake.
(c) She is murdered.
(d) From scarlet fever.

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

8. What is General Oliver Howard in command of?
(a) A small batch of cavlary men.
(b) Coordinating communications between all of the troops.
(c) A small batch of infantrymen.
(d) The Eleventh Corps of the Union Army.

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

10. Who does General Sumner speak to about his concern about General Burnside's plan to cross the river?
(a) Hancock.
(b) Lee.
(c) Davis.
(d) Chamberlain.

11. Who sends word to Lee that the Union army is crossing the river after Fredericksburg?
(a) General Stuart.
(b) Washington.
(c) Barton.
(d) Chamberlain.

12. Through what does Jackson see General Howard during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) An eyescope.
(b) The fog.
(c) Heavy, heavy rain.
(d) Mud.

13. When does Jackson think Burnside will start the attack across the Rappahannock River?
(a) April 12.
(b) December 12.
(c) February 12.
(d) May 12.

14. From whose point of view is the letter written that informs Lee that his wife has had a baby girl?
(a) God's.
(b) His mother's.
(c) His wife's.
(d) The baby's.

15. On what date does the Union army try to cross the Rappahannock River?
(a) April 11.
(b) February 11.
(c) December 11.
(d) May 11.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jackson take up headquarters after Fredericksburg?

2. What role in the battle of Chancellorsville do Hancock's men play once Hooker is wounded?

3. Where are Lee's army located near Fredericksburg after the battle of Chancellorsville?

4. How many ways do Jackson and Lee split their army around Chancellorsville?

5. Where does Davis order Lee to send troops after Fredericksburg?

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