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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How do Jackson and Lee react when they see the Union army stop in its tracks around Chancellorsville?
(a) They are relieved.
(b) They celebrate immediately.
(c) They are confused.
(d) They are kind and send a letter asking for peace.

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

3. What do the Union men actually encounter around Chancellorsville?
(a) A new kind of cannon they have only read about.
(b) Just skirmishers.
(c) Lee's entire army.
(d) Only a battalion or two.

4. What does General Burnside do when he encounters Jackson's men by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Advance further west.
(b) Advance further north.
(c) Advance further south.
(d) Advance further east.

5. What promotion does Chamberlain receive after Fredericksburg?
(a) From Lieutenant Colonel to Colonel.
(b) From Colonel to Lieutenant Colonel.
(c) From Colonel to General.
(d) From General to Colonel.

6. Who is in charge of the Confederate men after Jackson and Hill are no longer able to command the troops?
(a) Hancock.
(b) Chamberlain.
(c) J.E.B. Stuart.
(d) Washington.

7. Who commands the division that goes in front of Hancock's at Fredericksburg?
(a) General Espana.
(b) General Deustch.
(c) General English.
(d) General French.

8. Why does Hooker decide to have his men stop attacking around Chancellorsville?
(a) He has lost his nerve.
(b) He knows he is greatly outnumbered.
(c) He has gone insane.
(d) He wants to wait for reinforcements.

9. Who comes to visit Jackson as he is recovering from his war wounds?
(a) His mother and father.
(b) His father and brother.
(c) His sister and mother.
(d) His wife and daughter.

10. What does Jackson order his troops to do about the gap by the swamp during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) Exploit it.
(b) Ignore it.
(c) Distract the enemy from it.
(d) Plug it.

11. What major icon is Hancock hoping to storm during the battle of Fredericksburg?
(a) A college campus.
(b) A mountain top.
(c) A stone wall.
(d) A church.

12. What does Jackson see General Howard doing for his men during the initial attack outside of Chancellorsville?
(a) Praying with his men.
(b) Trying to rally them.
(c) Taking care of the wounded.
(d) Killing those who are badly wounded so they don't suffer needlessly.

13. When is Hancock told that Hooker has been wounded during the attack on Chancellorsville?
(a) Just as his forces begin to flee.
(b) Just as he loses his hearing from a loud explosion.
(c) Just as his men make a strong defense.
(d) Just as he is wounded himself.

14. Why can't Lee launch one final attack against the Union troops in Fredericksburg?
(a) The men refuse to follow his orders any longer.
(b) He is called away to another battle.
(c) They have escaped by the time he attacks.
(d) He is assassinated.

15. Who does Lee immediately tell the good news to when he learns his wife has given birth to a baby girl?
(a) Longfellow.
(b) No one.
(c) Davis.
(d) Lonstreet.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Jackson order his last division into battle at Chancellorsville?

2. Where is Lee when General Stuart sends him the gift of a new uniform?

3. When does Jackson think Burnside will start the attack across the Rappahannock River?

4. Who writes the letter to Lee informing him that his wife has had a baby girl?

5. Where is Jackson wounded during the battle at Chancellorsville?

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